Police investigating the alleged insurrection case related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on December 3 of last year h...
Police investigating the alleged insurrection case related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration on December 3 of last year have placed former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok under an overseas travel ban.
Yoon, who is accused of using the presidential security service to obstruct the execution of an arrest warrant against him, is also likely to face police questioning. The police’s special investigation unit on the martial law declaration said on May 27 that it had imposed travel bans on Han and Choi in mid-May. Former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min had already been barred from leaving the country in December last year. The three were present at the Cabinet meeting on December 3 of last year, when former President Yoon allegedly declared illegal martial law. They are under investigation for allegedly abetting the insurrection. The special investigation unit summoned the three officials the previous day to examine discrepancies between their testimonies to the police, closed-circuit footage from the presidential office, and their previously known public statements through the National Assembly and the media. There is increasing likelihood that former President Yoon may become the first ex-president to appear before police for questioning. The special investigation unit has been investigating former Presidential Security Service chief Park Jong-joon, former deputy chief Kim Sung-hoon, and others for allegedly obstructing the execution of the arrest warrant against Yoon. Although Yoon has not yet been questioned, he is accused of mobilizing his security detail to prevent the warrant from being served. With his impeachment by the Constitutional Court last month, he no longer has presidential immunity and thus cannot avoid investigation. While questioning could be conducted in writing, through a visit, or via in-person appearance, Yoon is expected to be summoned for an in-person investigation. All other suspects involved in the case have undergone in-person questioning, and exempting Yoon could trigger controversy over preferential treatment. However, the timing of his appearance is likely to be after the upcoming presidential election scheduled for June 3. 정치 많이 본 기사 ※This article has undergone review by a professional translator after being translated by an AI translation tool. 한글기사 원본
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