[Exclusive] Prosecution independently halts 'request for US cooperation' regarding investigation into Han Dong-hoon's daughter

[Exclusive] 'Request for US cooperation' regarding investigation into Han Dong-hoon's daughter
Independently halted by the prosecution
It has been revealed that while the police, investigating allegations of falsified credentials involving the daughter of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, requested international judicial cooperation from the prosecution, the prosecution did not forward this to the Ministry of Justice and instead independently decided on a "non-referral." It is highly unusual for a jurisdictional prosecutor's office to independently halt a request for international judicial cooperation from the police instead of forwarding it to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice, raising suspicions that the influence of Han, who was the Minister of Justice at the time, may have played a role.
According to data submitted by Park Kyun-taek, a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker and member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, obtained through the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Justice on the 8th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit applied for international judicial cooperation to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on November 21, 2022. At the time, the police were investigating allegations of falsified credentials, including ghostwriting and plagiarism of academic papers and exaggerating volunteer activities, regarding Han's daughter. It is reported that the police requested cooperation from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, believing that verification from the US side was necessary regarding charges of copyright law violations.
Even [the person/entity] should go to jail; let's send them within this year.