Prosecutors said Friday that they will appeal a court ruling that acquitted former top security officials for their involvement in the alleged cover-up of a border killing by North Korea. Last week, former top security officials from former President Moon Jae-in's administration were acquitted on charges of involvement in the alleged cover-up of the 2020 murder of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korea. The Seoul Central District Court found former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon, former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won and former Defense Minister Suh-wook not guilty for allegedly trying to cover up the 2020 murder, citing lack of evidence. Former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Hong-hee and former NIS chief secretary Noh Eun-chae were also acquitted. The prosecutors said they will appeal the acquitted charges against Suh Hoon and Kim Hong-hee, but dropped appeals against Park Jie-won. The case goes back to Sept. 22, 2020, when the fisheries official, Lee Dae-jun, was fatally shot by North Korean soldiers near the de facto maritime border in the