The second special prosecutor team, led by Kwon Chang-young, is investigating remaining allegations related to the three major cases: insurrection, Kim Geon-hee, and Chae Sang-byeong. The team has requested Na Kyung-won, a member of the National Assembly from the People Power Party, to appear regarding allegations of obstructing the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, but received a response indicating she would submit written answers instead. The request for Kim Geon-hee's appearance regarding the Deutsche Motors investigation was also unsuccessful.
During a regular briefing on June 15 at the special prosecutor's office in Gwacheon, the team announced that they had investigated 12 individuals as suspects and 27 as witnesses last week.
In connection with the insurrection case, former National Intelligence Service Director Jo Tae-yong and former Deputy Director Hong Jang-won were questioned as suspects. Evidence was found that a senior official from the NIS convened a departmental meeting to discuss martial law and issued specific instructions to establish communication systems with agencies related to martial law, including the Military Counterintelligence Command. Additionally, three officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport were questioned as witnesses regarding allegations of changes to the Yongin-Pyeongtaek Expressway route.
The special prosecutor's team also attempted to summon Na regarding the allegations of obstructing Yoon's arrest. Na held a rally in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong when the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials attempted to arrest Yoon in January of last year, leading to accusations of her involvement in the obstruction. Special Prosecutor Kim Ji-mi stated, "We notified her of the summons for questioning on Friday, June 19, but her side responded that they would provide written answers." She added, "We will reassess the need for a summons after receiving the written response."
The team sought to question Kim Geon-hee regarding allegations of manipulating stock prices related to Deutsche Motors, but the investigation did not proceed as she refused to appear. Special Prosecutor Kim noted, "We did not have sufficient evidence to charge her as a suspect, so we intended to question her as a witness," and stated, "There are currently no plans for additional summons after the failed appearance."
On June 13, the special prosecutor's team summoned former President Yoon as a suspect in the military coup case. They confirmed facts regarding the overall martial law declared on December 3, but Yoon reiterated his previous claim of it being a "message-driven martial law." He also reportedly stated that he had not received specific reports regarding foreign exchange crimes, although significant statements were secured from documents provided to former Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok and from Article 1 of Proclamation No. 1.
During a regular briefing on June 15 at the special prosecutor's office in Gwacheon, the team announced that they had investigated 12 individuals as suspects and 27 as witnesses last week.
In connection with the insurrection case, former National Intelligence Service Director Jo Tae-yong and former Deputy Director Hong Jang-won were questioned as suspects. Evidence was found that a senior official from the NIS convened a departmental meeting to discuss martial law and issued specific instructions to establish communication systems with agencies related to martial law, including the Military Counterintelligence Command. Additionally, three officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport were questioned as witnesses regarding allegations of changes to the Yongin-Pyeongtaek Expressway route.
The special prosecutor's team also attempted to summon Na regarding the allegations of obstructing Yoon's arrest. Na held a rally in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong when the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials attempted to arrest Yoon in January of last year, leading to accusations of her involvement in the obstruction. Special Prosecutor Kim Ji-mi stated, "We notified her of the summons for questioning on Friday, June 19, but her side responded that they would provide written answers." She added, "We will reassess the need for a summons after receiving the written response."
The team sought to question Kim Geon-hee regarding allegations of manipulating stock prices related to Deutsche Motors, but the investigation did not proceed as she refused to appear. Special Prosecutor Kim noted, "We did not have sufficient evidence to charge her as a suspect, so we intended to question her as a witness," and stated, "There are currently no plans for additional summons after the failed appearance."
On June 13, the special prosecutor's team summoned former President Yoon as a suspect in the military coup case. They confirmed facts regarding the overall martial law declared on December 3, but Yoon reiterated his previous claim of it being a "message-driven martial law." He also reportedly stated that he had not received specific reports regarding foreign exchange crimes, although significant statements were secured from documents provided to former Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok and from Article 1 of Proclamation No. 1.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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