A special investigation team has disciplined one of its investigators with a one-month salary deduction after sensitive materials, including victim statements and personal details, surfaced on social media platforms.
Announcement of Internal Probe Results
Special Investigation Director Kim Ji-mi revealed the outcome during a briefing on the 4th. The internal review targeted the special investigator responsible for the breach, resulting in the pay penalty.
Leaked items encompassed original investigation records, extensively shared victim interrogation transcripts, related data implications, and personal victim information.
Director Kim’s Statements
Kim Ji-mi stated, “The investigator’s social media activity and views have made it challenging to secure even small venues for meetings.” She added, “The team conducted its latest briefing and rectified the involved statements.”
Guest commentary highlighted the collaboration rationale: “Drawing on case management insights risks escalating national tensions.” Current participants voiced approval.
Social Media and Data Handling
Full texts, format alteration details, and precise investigation experiences appeared on the investigator’s social media profile. The team collaborated with law enforcement on data management and returned materials to the National Police Agency.
Public Special Investigation Director Kim Ji-mi discussed the incident on the YouTube channel ‘Kim Eo-jun’s Heavy Talk,’ addressing the data compromise.
Prior Concerns and Personnel Adjustments
Feedback urged the prior special team to develop dedicated data protocols for sensitive matters only after three years. Special Investigation Director Kim Jeong-min replaced the entire data leadership at headquarters, prioritizing urgent resolutions for related cases.
Key Data Verifications
The team verified corrections confirming preparations for non-commercial estimates tied to the December 3 emergency martial law declaration from mid-2024 onward. Kim Ji-mi noted, “Data logs from change history overseers validated the mid-2024 estimate preparations and subsequent fixes.”
Efforts covered full preparations under Yoon Seok-yeol’s administration and Kim Young-hyun, national security chief, for those estimates. Internal reviews ruled out a December 3 estimate breach, attributing knowledge to a prior data head’s October 2023 session.
Investigations also examined memos on past national security personnel histories, incorporating relevant details into 2023 October decisions.
