The ministry is also investigating Kim Jung-Hwan, former chief of staff to the president, who handed over the list of names that convened the Cabinet meeting for former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok under the orders of former President Yoon Seok-yeol.
The special investigation team for civil unrest told Prime Minister Han on the same day, "Through the special investigation team's separate departure ban, we are maintaining the ban on departure that was put in place at the police investigation stage."
Assistant Special Prosecutor Park Jiyeong said, "If the police issue a departure ban, and the investigative agency is changed, the new agency will decide whether to take separate measures. If there are no major changes in circumstances, the police will
"The ban on departures will be maintained even if the investigative agency is changed," he explained. Prime Minister Han, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Deok-keun, and Minister of Science, ICT and Communications Yoo Sang-im
Regarding the summoning and questioning of the officials, Assistant Special Prosecutor Park explained, "I cannot disclose the specific details of the investigation or their identities, but we are mainly investigating the authority, duties and roles of State Councilors."
Special prosecutor Park also said, "We are currently investigating former director Kim." Former director Kim was accused of being abusive to former President Yoon Seok-yeol's request to convene additional State Council members on the day of the state of emergency.
Following the instructions of the governor, I handed the list of names, which read 'Choi Sang-mok, Song Mi-ryong, Cho Gyu-hong, Oh Young Ji-yu, Park Sang-woo, and Ahn Deok-geun' to Kang Ui-gu.
The document was reportedly handed over to the head of the presidential office. Kim is a former member of the prosecution investigation team who worked with former President Yoon and has worked for many years as an investigator in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Special Investigation Division 1.
Regarding former Defense Intelligence Commander Noh Sang-won, who recently requested the court to issue an additional arrest warrant along with additional indictments, Assistant Special Prosecutor Park said, "His detention period is expected to expire on July 9th.
Related questioning is expected to take place before then."
2025/07/02 20:52 KST
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