The police stated on the 9th regarding the incident where personal information of passengers on Air Force One, including President Lee Jae-myung and the First Lady, was leaked to an external site, "We are conducting a thorough investigation to clarify how the information was uploaded through international cooperation, data analysis, and questioning of related parties."

In a written response at a regular press briefing that day, an official from the National Police Agency stated, "After confirming media reports on the 2nd, we immediately launched a pre-booking investigation (internal probe) and switched to a formal investigation the next day."

Regarding the investigation into the large-scale hacking incident targeting the financial sector, a National Police Agency official stated, "We are conducting a thorough investigation, including securing related materials and analyzing damaged systems, alongside international cooperative investigations such as blocking attacker servers." They added, "We are closely cooperating with related organizations such as the Financial Security Institute."

Regarding the investigation into independent lawmaker Kim Byung-kee, which has not reached a final disposition for over a year, a National Police Agency official stated, "We understand that the 'important case cooperation procedure' with the Prosecution Service is underway." Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Chief Ko Bum-seok said on the 2nd, "(The prosecution prosecutor's) request for supplementary investigation has concluded, so we are currently undergoing the final cooperative procedure with the prosecutor on how best to handle the records." The Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's metropolitan investigation group summoned and questioned lawmaker Kim on the 31st of last month.

Regarding the 50-year-old Chinese national found mummified in a residential area in Guro-gu, Seoul, a National Police Agency official stated, "We are awaiting the detailed autopsy results." They added, "We are checking the whereabouts of the co-habitant who left the country during the deceased's hospitalization period, as well as the deceased's activities after being discharged." Regarding the co-habitant, Chief Ko stated on the 2nd, "There is no relation to the cause of death."

[ⓒ Global Economic Times. 무단전재-재배포 금지]