Chairman Kwon Ik-chang of the Korean National Security Council said, ”There was no pressure from outside... Stop the political strife” in relation to the death of the executive.

On the 19th, Yoo Cheol-hwan, chairman of the Korean Civil Rights Commission, said of the deputy director of the anti-corruption bureau of the commission, who was found dead at his home in Sejong City on the 8th of this month, "He is a capable and kind man.
"The death of the deceased, who was an outstanding public servant, is extremely unfortunate and tragic," he said. "There are various stories that are not true, but there was no external pressure in relation to the handling of this case."
At the regular press conference that day, Chairman Ryu emphasized, "Using the unfortunate death of the deceased as a means to strengthen one's own political position is not helpful not only to the deceased and their families, but also to the people."
He also appealed, "I would like the political battle to be stopped so that the honor of the deceased is not further tarnished by the political battle and the surviving family is not further hurt," and "The committee will
"We will do our best to restore his honor and support his surviving family," he said. During his lifetime, the deceased was accused of receiving luxury handbags through the involvement of the First Lady, and of being accused of colluding with Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party.
The committee has been handling politically sensitive cases, such as the allegations of emergency use of HYERI Copter involving the CEO of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and the allegations surrounding the contract petition of Ryu Hee-rim, chairman of the Korea Communications Council.
He attended a plenary session of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee and had time to answer tough questions from lawmakers.