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Former NSO chief granted bail in 2020 murder at sea case

Suh Hoon, the former chief of the Blue House National Security Office (NSO) arrested for allegedly covering up irregularities surrounding a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea soldiers, was granted bail by a Seoul court Monday.

2023.4.3

Former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon enters a court for interrogation on the death of a fisheries official in December. [YONHAP]

Ex-National Security Adviser Suh Hoon released on bail

Former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon was released on bail and will continue the ongoing trial without physical detention.

2023.4.3

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Park Jie-won, former director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), speaks to reporters at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul Wednesday. [KIM KYUNG-ROK]

Former spy chief sticks to his story about murder at sea

Former spy chief Park Jie-won said Wednesday he did not receive instructions to delete documents related to the 2020 murder at sea of a South Korean fisheries official from former President Moon Jae-in or his top security adviser Suh Hoon.

2022.12.14

Suh Hoon, former director of the Blue House National Security Office (NSO), is surrounded by reporters at the Seoul Central District Court on Dec. 2. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Former national security adviser Suh indicted for power abuse

Former national security adviser Suh Hoon was indicted Friday for abuse of power and fabricating evidence in the murder at sea of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.

2022.12.11

Former President Moon Jae-in and then-National Security Office Director Suh Hoon at a meeting at the Blue House in February 2021. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Former Blue House official arrested for North killing cover-up

Former national security advisor Suh Hoon was arrested Saturday on suspicion of destroying evidence and engaging in a cover-up in the case of a fisheries official killed by North Korean troops.

2022.12.4

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, sought an arrest warrant for Suh Hoon, the former national security adviser, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Arrest warrant sought for former national security adviser Suh Hoon

Prosecutors asked for the arrest of former national security adviser Suh Hoon over allegations that he ordered the deletion of evidence in the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.

2022.11.29

Suh Hoon, former President Moon Jae-in’s national security adviser

Suh Hoon questioned about 2020 murder at sea

Former President Moon Jae-in’s national security adviser was summoned for questioning Thursday about allegations that he ordered the deletion of evidence in the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers in 2020.

2022.11.24

From left, former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon, former Blue House Chief of Staff Noh Young-min and former National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won hold a joint press conference on the death of a fisheries official in 2020 at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, Thursday. [NEWS1]

Blue House bigwigs deny evidence fiddling in 2020 murder at sea

Top security officials from the Moon Jae-in administration denied deleting documents and mishandling the murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korea soldiers in September 2020.

2022.10.27

Former National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon

Prosecutors busy researching fishermen repatriation case

Prosecutors are building a case against former government officials involved in the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen, sources told the JoongAng Ilbo on Wednesday.

2022.8.3

The gutting of Korea’s spy agency

A fluctuating North Korea policy depending on the administration is a problem. Many agree that the NIS lost its ability to collect intelligence on North Korea during the five-year Moon presidency.

2022.7.10