Opposition demands inquiry into NIS official By Kang Seung-woo The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will seek a parliamentary investigation into an intelligence agent under suspicion of having conducted an unauthorized online campaign against former liberal presidential candidate Moon Jae-in. The 29-year-old National Intelligence Service (NIS) official, identified only by her surname Kim, posted a total of 120 online posts about hot-button political issues including the four-river refurbishment project and the construction of the Jeju naval base on two websites between Aug. 28 and Dec. 11, according to Suseo Police Station Thursday. The issue is the NIS interference in the presidential election and wrongdoings in breach of institutional discipline, given that she posted online from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., which means she did so during work hours, DUP vice floor leader Woo Won-shik told a radio program. Using 11 user IDs on two websites, she posted 120 articles and approved posts critical of the opposition partys presidential candidate and lawmakers, Woo said. According to the police, the articles supported the Lee Myung-bak administration and the ruling Saenuri Party, while criticizing the opposition. Besides writing on the websites, she disapproved of online posts critical of the Saenuri Party, constantly expressing opinions favorable to the government and the ruling party, said Kwon Eun-hee, the police officer at Suseo Police Station in charge of the case. The police are under suspicion of having attempted to cover up the NIS agents alleged action during a sensitive period. When campaigning was in full swing in December, police hastily announced that her posts were about personal issues that would not affect the election. In addition, the DUP is raising questions about whether Kim is in breach of election law. These stipulate that public servants are not permitted to express their political opinions publicly. The agent is accused of libel against Moon by repeatedly posting negative comments about him.