Heavy Investigation Agency, Gwangju Office Director Lim Eun-jung conducts forensics on business PC... Inspection begins in earnest

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seungyeon Lee = It was revealed that the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (Serious Crimes Investigation Office) conducted forensics on the office computer (PC) of the head of the Gwangju Regional Heavy Water Investigation Agency Lim Eun-jeong, who has publicly criticized Commissioner Kim Ji-yong.

According to the legal community on the 19th, officials from the Inspector General's Office of the Heavy Water Investigation Office visited the Gwangju Regional Heavy Water Investigation Office this afternoon and conducted a forensic examination of Director Lim's work PC.

It is reported that officials from the Heavy Water Investigation Agency imaged Commissioner Lim's PC for about an hour at the scene (a process of copying the entire contents of the digital storage medium) and then returned.

Commissioner Lim is being investigated for publicly criticizing Commissioner Kim through social networking services (SNS).

He claimed that Commissioner Kim ignored allegations of sexual assault by former prosecutor Jin Dong-gyun that he raised while he was head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Inspection Division 1.

In addition, Commissioner Kim argued that the prosecution's supplementary investigative authority was necessary when he was serving as the chief prosecutor, and that he was in the command line of investigations such as the Channel A case and the illegal departure ban case of former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-eui, and raised voices that the appointment of the commissioner was inappropriate.

Following the instructions of Minister of Public Administration and Security Yoon Ho-jung, the Central Investigation Agency headquarters began an inspection of Commissioner Lim on the 12th and is examining whether public officials have violated their obligations to maintain political neutrality and dignity.

Inspector General Heo Seong-hwan, who was acting as the Inspector General of the Heavy Investigation Service, visited Commissioner Lim on the 15th and met with him to begin the full-scale inspection.

After visiting the National May 18th Democracy Cemetery in the morning, the day after the interview, Commissioner Lim expressed his position, saying, "If Commissioner Kim Ji-yong does anything wrong, I will not spare any bitterness and criticism as I have done so far."

An official from the Heavy Water Investigation Agency said, “It is difficult to confirm regarding the inspection process.”