Leaked Document Indicates Justice Minister Did Make Personal Request For KATUSA Son to Have Extended Leave

Here is the latest on whether or not current ROK Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae did use her influence to get her KATUSA son extended leave:

“(Seo) inquired about ways to extend his medical leave because he has yet to fully recover,” the master sergeant wrote in records of their second meeting, which are summarized in the documents. The records are dated June 15, 2017. The first meeting took place in April.

“(I) had told him before he went on leave that medical leave is permitted up to one month, but (Seo) said he felt bad about asking (me), and while consulting his parents, found out that they had already filed a request,” he wrote.

The master sergeant continued, “I told him that he has nothing to feel bad about and firmly requested that he ask (me) directly next time and resolve his questions that way.”

The records, if true, indicate that Choo and her husband personally made a request regarding their son’s leave with the defense ministry before the first leave ended.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but besides trying to use her influence to extend her son’s leave, she is also been accused of trying to pressure ROK Army officials to give her son a plush assignment in Seoul and having him selected as an interpreter for the 2018 Winter Olympics.