Park Sang-yong, a deputy chief prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office, has publicly disclosed the extension notice of his travel ban, asserting that he has not undergone any investigation in the past three months.
On July 6, Park shared the notice from the Ministry of Justice regarding the extension of his travel ban on his social media accounts, along with a related news photo.
According to the notice Park released, the Ministry of Justice extended his travel ban for one month until July 6, citing "case investigation" as the reason, with the requesting agency listed as the "Special Prosecutor's Office of Kwon Young-bin."
"Today marks the last day of the travel ban, which the special prosecutor claimed was due to a 'massive national scandal,'" Park stated. "During this time, there has been no investigation or inquiry, only continuous extensions of the travel ban."
He added, "The only thing resembling an investigation has been the travel ban itself, and the special prosecutor's claim that they replaced the special prosecutor due to fairness concerns is false."
Park further argued, "If there is a substantial national scandal and no investigation is being conducted, that constitutes dereliction of duty. Conversely, if there is no substance and the travel ban is enforced as if there were, that is an abuse of power. The special prosecutor should apologize for using the term 'massive national scandal' and immediately lift the travel ban."
Park is under investigation by the second comprehensive special investigation team, led by Special Prosecutor Kwon Chang-young, regarding allegations of interference in the investigation of the Ssangbangwool North Korea remittance case. The team converted Park's status to that of a suspect in April and imposed the travel ban at that time.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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