CIO says questioning of ambassador to Australia difficult for a while

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said Friday it won't be ready for the time being to question Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-sup as more preparations are necessary. The CIO made the remark in a message to reporters a day after Lee returned home and called for the CIO to summon him for questioning as early as possible in connection with an investigation into suspicions that he exercised undue influence over a military probe into a Marine's death. "Our stance is that it would be difficult for a while to summon and question Lee," the CIO said, citing incomplete data analysis on seized evidence and other preliminary questioning of witnesses related to the case. The investigation office said it plans to inform Lee after determining the date of questioning in consultation with his lawyer and after fully expediting the investigation into the case. Source: Yonhap News Agency