A Seoul court approved the release of former Defense Minister Suh Wook on Tuesday, 17 days after he was arrested in connection with the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.
Former Defense Minister Suh Wook and former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Hong-hee attended court hearings held Friday to determine whether they should be arrested over the previous administration s mishandling of the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.
Prosecutors questioned former Defense Minister Suh Wook from the previous administration Thursday as part of their investigation into the 2020 death of a South Korean fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.