‘Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Data Deletion’ Will Come Out Today

The first prosecution in connection with the suspicion of manipulating the economic feasibility of the Wolsong unit 1 nuclear power plant is expected to come out today. 53) The expiration of the warrant period (up to 20 days) for two persons including Mr. 53) ends on this day. The fifth part of the Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office investigating this case includes newspaper reports and evidence of three suspects including Mr. B (50), another public official who is in a state of disregard. If the constrained public officials are not prosecuted by that day, they will be released first. Mr. A and others ordered the deletion of materials related to Wolseong Unit 1 in November last year, just before the auditor’s request for data submission, or tolerated this. A subordinate employee, such as Mr. A, is under suspicion of aiding. Mr. C (restraint), a subordinate of Mr. A, was interviewed with the auditor of the auditor on the morning of December 2 (Monday) of the same year, and the previous day (Sunday) at 11 p.m. It was investigated that 444 documents related to Wolseong Unit 1 were deleted for about two hours. Mr. C said, “At the time, the manager (Mr. B) told me that it would be better to delete the data on the weekend, so he was in a hurry late at night. In the beginning, the prosecution requested a preliminary arrest warrant for all three officials of the Ministry of Industry, but the Daejeon District Law dismissed the warrant against Mr. B because “they admitted part of the allegations and there is no fear of escape.” In addition to these, the prosecution brought a statement by the executives and staff members of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), who were directly related to the decision to operate and close the Wolseong nuclear power plant. It is reported that they have looked into the involvement of the Blue House. For this reason, there is a possibility that KHNP’s officials will be prosecuted together, apart from officials from the Ministry of Industry. It is reported that the list was culled. Former Minister of Industry Baek Woon-gyu or Chae Hee-bong of Korea Gas Corporation, classified as the key suspect in this case There has been no confirmation of any movement to subpoena the president (former Blue House industrial policy secretary). The legal community predicted that Baek and others would be called before the prosecution of public officials, but the prosecution is known to have not set a specific schedule so far. When Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who had been directing the case, received a two-month suspension from the Prosecutors’ Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Justice, it is analyzed that the power of the investigation has weakened. Is suggesting the end of the war.

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