Police investigating Coupang's alleged personal data leak have reportedly conducted additional raids over allegations that former and current Coupang executives lied under oath at the National Assembly.
According to police and others on the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's anti-corruption investigation unit executed a search and seizure warrant at Coupang's headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd. The raid was reportedly aimed at securing materials related to perjury allegations raised during a National Assembly hearing.
Harold Rogers, Coupang's representative, claimed at a Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee hearing on Dec. 30 last year that the company's "self-investigation" into the personal data leak was carried out under instructions from the National Intelligence Service. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) denied this, and the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee filed a complaint against seven former and current executives, including Rogers, on suspicion of violating the National Assembly Testimony and Appraisal Act.
In connection with this, Rogers was questioned by police on Feb. 6, and former Coupang representative Park Dae-jun was questioned on the 3rd of the same month. Police are investigating allegations of evidence destruction and obstruction of business during the "self-investigation" that released the leak scale as 3,000 cases alongside suspicions that "33 million people's personal data" were leaked. To that end, on Jan. 1, a dedicated task force (TF) of 86 people was launched, headed by Choi Jong-sang, Head of Team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Investigation Bureau.
Police plan to refer some charges to prosecutors soon. At a press briefing on the 6th, Seoul Metropolitan Police Commissioner Park Jeong-bo said, "The investigation into some charges has progressed, and we are reviewing the legal aspects," adding, "We will reach conclusions sequentially as charges are confirmed."