Police said Monday they dismissed a complaint alleging mishandling of COVID-19 vaccines against Moon Jae-in and Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong.
Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo Police Station said it decided on April 1 to dismiss the case filed against Moon, Jeong and former Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol. The complaint accused them of abuse of authority, dereliction of duty, violating the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, fraud and murder.
The civic group Seomin Minseang Daechaek Committee had filed the complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, alleging that during the pandemic, vaccinations using doses with the same lot number were not immediately halted even after reports of foreign substances in vaccines were received. The case was assigned to Yeongdeungpo police.
Gangnam Police Station is separately investigating another complaint accusing Moon and Jeong of dereliction of duty and occupational negligent homicide. Police said they completed questioning of the complainant on April 2.
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