The father of a Chinese minor who unlawfully photographed a fighter jet near the 10th Combat Air Wing in Suwon is confirmed to be in public security, according to authorities who are verifying the facts.
According to the investigation authorities on the 8th, while examining family relations regarding the Chinese individual A, who was charged with violating the Military Facilities Protection Act, they secured a statement that "the father’s occupation is public security."
A is accused of unlawfully photographing landing and taking off fighter jets using a DSLR camera and a mobile phone near the Suwon Air Force Base, where the 10th Combat Air Wing is stationed, around 3:30 p.m. on the 21st of last month with another Chinese individual B.
Police who responded to a resident's report caught the individuals, finding numerous images of the aircraft in flight on their cameras and phones.
A and others are students attending high school in China and are believed to have entered the country on a tourist visa three days prior to the incident.
Subsequently, three agencies, including the Southern Gyeonggi Police Agency's Security Investigation Division, the National Intelligence Service, and the Military Counterintelligence Command, formed a consortium to begin investigating the case.
The investigation authorities are criminally charging A and others, who were taken in voluntarily at the time of detection, and are examining whether they committed offenses around other military facilities, airports, and ports, in addition to the Suwon Air Force Base after entering the country on the 18th of last month.
Moreover, they are investigating whether there are suspicions of espionage in this case and whether these individuals have entered the country in the past.
In particular, authorities are verifying the statement regarding A's father being public security. If this statement is true, they plan to closely investigate whether A received specific instructions from his father.
It is reported that the investigation authorities, considering that A and others are minors, are conducting investigations while allowing them to contact their parents.
A police official said, "I cannot say anything as this is an ongoing investigation."