과거 노무현 정부 시절에도 현직 외교관이 기밀문서를 유출했다가 적발돼 징계받은 사례가 있지만, 형사고발로 이어지지는 않았다.
In the past of the Roh Moo-hyun government, an incumbent diplomat was caught for leaking confidential documents, and was reprimanded, but not leading to criminal charges.