South Korean conservatives charge prosecutorial abuse in death of former security chief
NOVANEWS
by World Tribune
Following the Dec. 7 suicide of former Defense Security Command (DSC) chief Lt. Gen. Lee Jae-Su, conservatives in South Korea are calling on the liberal Moon Jae-In government to cease what they say is a “witch hunt” targeting political figures from the previous government.
Lee was found dead in the lobby of a 13-story office building on Dec. 7. Police initially concluded he leaped to his death.
The funeral hall for Lee Jae-Su, former chief of now-disbanded Defense Security Command. / Yonhap
The Korea Times reported that Lee committed suicide “apparently due to pressure from an investigation” in which he “was questioned over allegations that he abused his power to conduct illegal surveillance of bereaved families of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster.”
The fer...