Rogers is accused of obstructing official duties by allegedly destroying evidence during an internal investigation into a data leak that affected more than 3,000 users and exposed their sensitive personal information last November.
He is also facing allegations of perjury during a hearing at the National Assembly in December, as well as accusations of covering up industrial accidents involving the deaths of former employees.
Friday's questioning comes about a week after the previous one and just a day after the company admitted discovering an additional data leak affecting more than 165,000 customers.
During his previous questioning on Jan. 30, Rogers reportedly testified that the company's internal probe into a former employee suspected of involvement in the breach was conducted at the request of the National Intelligence Service, but the spy agency denied the claim.
In a letter sent to him the previous day, the committee's chairman Jim Jordan requested he appear at the committee's hearing scheduled for Feb. 23, saying that the committee is "conducting oversight of how and to what extent foreign laws, regulations, and judicial orders are being used to discriminate against innovative American companies and infringe on the rights of U.S. citizens."
Arguing South Korea has "a long history of using antitrust laws and digital regulations to target American-owned businesses," Jordan said the committee "has previously expressed concerns about the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and its efforts to target innovative American companies and subject them to punitive obligations, excessive fines, and discriminatory enforcement practices in order to protect their Korean rivals from competition."
He also claimed, "The Korean government has continued to engage in targeted attacks on American-owned businesses. Korean regulators and enforcement agencies, including the KFTC, have repeatedly subjected an innovative American e-commerce company, Coupang..... to discriminatory treatment, unfair enforcement practices, and even the threat of criminal penalties."
Coupang immediately responded to the letter. In a press release, the company said, "Coupang will fully cooperate with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee investigation, including the production of documents and witness testimony as required by the subpoena."
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