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South Korean official arrested over alleged leak about ‘nut rage’ executive
Source: Associated Press
South Korean official arrested over alleged leak about ‘nut rage’ executive
Associated Press in Seoul
The Guardian, Friday 26 December 2014 10.33 GMT
South Korean prosecutors have arrested a government official who allegedly leaked information about an investigation into former Korean Air Lines executive Cho Hyun-ah, who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts.
Prosecutors say the transport ministry official was sent to a Seoul detention facility on Friday after a court issued a warrant for his arrest.
The official was suspected of providing the information to a current airline executive who allegedly tried to cover up the incident.
Cho resigned as vice-president at the airline earlier this month amid public criticism that she forced a plane bound for South Korea from the US on 5 December to return to a gate and kicked off a flight attendant because the nuts were served in a bag, not on a plate.
Associated Press in Seoul
The Guardian, Friday 26 December 2014 10.33 GMT
South Korean prosecutors have arrested a government official who allegedly leaked information about an investigation into former Korean Air Lines executive Cho Hyun-ah, who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts.
Prosecutors say the transport ministry official was sent to a Seoul detention facility on Friday after a court issued a warrant for his arrest.
The official was suspected of providing the information to a current airline executive who allegedly tried to cover up the incident.
Cho resigned as vice-president at the airline earlier this month amid public criticism that she forced a plane bound for South Korea from the US on 5 December to return to a gate and kicked off a flight attendant because the nuts were served in a bag, not on a plate.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/26/south-korean-official-arrested-nut-rage-alleged-leak
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