Police currently investigating Coupang's large-scale personal data leakage case have asked the Ministry of Justice to notify them when Bom Kim, chair of Coupang Inc, enters the country.
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Park Jeong-bo said at a regular press briefing on the 9th, "Several people have been reported as suspects, some are under investigation, and many are overseas, so we put entry-notification measures in place to be able to question them as soon as they come into the country."
According to police, Bom Kim is also among those subject to notification upon entry. Kim, a U.S. citizen, has not complied with the National Assembly's requests to appear, citing stays abroad.
Earlier, Harold Rogers, Coupang's interim head in Korea who faces allegations of perjury at a National Assembly hearing, also left on an overseas business trip after receiving a police summons, but returned to Korea and was questioned by police after the entry-notification request measure was implemented.
Commissioner Park said, "Based on Rogers' statement, there are additional matters to verify with Coupang officials, and we are currently investigating them."
He also noted, "As for the personal data leakage case, only the suspect questioning remains," adding, "There is no significant further progress."
Police booked former employee A, a Chinese national identified as a suspect in the personal data leakage case, but the process is reportedly delayed because China has not complied with any extradition requests since the Korea-China extradition treaty was concluded.
Prosecutors have also obtained an arrest warrant for A from a Korean court and requested a Red Notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, Interpol).