"단언컨대 민간사찰 없다"…조국, 野의혹제기에 조목조목 반박<br /><br />The National Assembly is grilling senior members of the Moon administration for allegedly ordering the illegal surveillance of civilians for political purposes.<br />Lawmakers are questioning Presidential Chief of Staff, Im Jong-seok,... and his senior secretary for civil affairs, Cho Kuk, about their alleged involvement in a scandal sparked by a special inspector from the prosecution, who claimed he illegally gathered information about civilians while working for the top office. <br />Both said there has been no such spying on their part.<br />Im apologized for not being able to screen out someone like the inspector in the first place.<br />Cho was also firm that the Moon administration did not do what it's accused of, adding that the truth will eventually be revealed through the prosecutors' investigation. <br />
