Police Interrogate Former Coupang CEO Again on Perjury Suspicion

South Korean police are conducting a second round of questioning for Park Dae-joon, the former CEO of Coupang Korea, who is suspected of committing perjury during a parliamentary hearing. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Division summoned Park on Tuesday for further investigation into alleged violations of the Act on Testimony and Attendance at Congressional Hearings.

This marks the second time Park has been summoned for questioning, following his initial interrogation on February 3rd. During a parliamentary hearing on December 30th last year, Park testified about Coupang's personal information leaks and issues related to worker overwork. The following day, the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting and Communications Committee resolved to report Park and seven other current and former Coupang executives to the police on charges of violating the parliamentary testimony act, citing his testimony as false.

Previously, in January, Park was questioned as a witness in relation to a lunch meeting with independent lawmaker Kim Byung-joo. Allegations surfaced that during this meeting, held before a parliamentary audit in September, Kim Byung-joo had requested preferential treatment for his former aide who was employed by Coupang. The police are continuing their investigation into these matters.