Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, is seen at a listening to within the Nationwide Meeting, Dec. 31. Yonhap
Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, who’s below investigation for varied suspicions associated to a large-scale knowledge leak, has did not adjust to the police’s preliminary summons, a rating police official mentioned Monday.
Park Jeong-bo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Company, mentioned a second summons has been despatched to Rogers after he failed to point out up for the primary summons.
“Coupang has mentioned the scope of the info leak was round 3,000 circumstances, however it’s believed to be a lot greater, although the evaluation has not but been full,” Park mentioned in a media briefing.
Coupang introduced the outcomes of its personal probe on Dec. 25 {that a} suspect stole private data from 33 million customers however solely saved the info of three,000 people.
The police final week summoned Rogers to look for questioning concerning the firm’s personal investigation as a defendant accused of obstruction of official duties and obstruction of enterprise. The police are contemplating imposing an exit ban on the Coupang interim CEO, and he has reportedly expressed his intention to adjust to the second summons.
Park mentioned his company can even open an investigation to substantiate whether or not Rogers’ testimony to the Nationwide Meeting is true, as a parliamentary committee selected Dec. 31 to file a grievance in opposition to him for allegedly violating the act on testimony and appraisal earlier than parliament.
A particular activity power (TF) launched final week to research all Coupang-related circumstances can be persevering with its probe into the info leak suspect, often called a former Coupang worker of Chinese language nationality.
The TF is alleged to have begun procedures to hunt the repatriation of the suspect from China in cooperation with Interpol.
