[Exclusive] Prosecution Independently Halts 'Request for International Cooperation' Regarding Investigation into Han Dong-hoon's Daughter

[Exclusive] Prosecution Independently Halts 'Request for International Cooperation' Regarding Investigation into Han Dong-hoon's Daughter
Reporter Lim Chul-hwi 2026. 10. 8. 11:57
Police requested cooperation to verify allegations of 'fake credentials' against Han Dong-hoon's daughter
Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office decided not to transfer, judging "insufficient justification of necessity and minor nature of the case"
Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon attending a plenary session of the National Assembly on the 1st. Yonhap News
It has been revealed that while the police, investigating allegations of fake credentials regarding the daughter of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon, requested international judicial cooperation from the prosecution, the prosecution independently decided "not to transfer" the request instead of forwarding it to the Ministry of Justice. It is unusual for a jurisdictional prosecutor's office to independently halt a request for international judicial cooperation from the police without sending it to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice, raising questions as to whether the influence of Mr. Han, who was the Minister of Justice at the time, played a role.
According to data submitted through the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Justice to Park Kyun-taek, a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker and member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, on the 8th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency 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 fake credentials, including ghostwriting and plagiarism of academic papers and exaggerating volunteer activities, regarding Mr. Han's daughter. It is reported that the police requested cooperation from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, believing that verification from the United States was necessary regarding allegations of copyright law violations.
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