Kim Yong-won, the former permanent commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission, has been transferred to the prosecution without being detained on charges of attempted coercion. This decision was announced by the Special Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, as they stated that Kim was accused of threatening staff to prepare a statement suggesting that the former chairman of the commission improperly ordered the disclosure of a report regarding the investigation of Colonel Park Jeong-hoon due to a disclosure request. Although no such statement was ultimately written, the attempted coercion charge was still applied.

The case unfolded after a report concerning Colonel Park, who was undergoing investigation related to alleged pressures in the inquiry about the army case, was made public through a formal information disclosure process in June 2024. Kim's actions are contextualized within internal disputes at the commission, particularly incidents involving former Secretary-General Park Jin, which revealed clashes concerning how urgent relief applications were managed. Despite accusations of neglecting duties when he and another commissioner withdrew from meetings prematurely, the police concluded that these actions did not ultimately prevent the resolution of the commission's agenda.

Through this investigation, the police contended that while there was a pattern of disrupting meetings, since all agenda items were eventually addressed, they could not categorically state that the commissioners intentionally abandoned their responsibilities. This situation shows the ongoing tensions within the Human Rights Commission and raises concerns about the ethical conduct of officials in handling urgent human rights matters.