Former President Yoon Suk-yeol is under investigation for charges related to 'preventing arrest,' according to police.
A spokesperson for the police emergency martial law special investigation team noted during a regular briefing on the 14th that "an investigation into former President Yoon is generally deemed necessary," adding that "the method of investigation will be determined once the investigation of presidential security service officials is completed."
However, the method of investigation concerning former President Yoon has not yet been decided. The police explained that if former President Yoon refuses a written inquiry or to comply with a summons, they can apply for an arrest warrant.
Previously, former President Yoon was booked on charges of attempting to obstruct his arrest by mobilizing the security service during the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and police special investigation team's first attempt to arrest him on Jan. 3.
Vice Commissioner Kim Sung-hoon and Vice Commissioner Lee Kwang-woo had arrest warrants requested for the same charges, but they were dismissed. The police stated that there is no decision yet on whether they will pursue the individuals' detention again. The police requested that the prosecution forward the case in which Vice Commissioner Kim was indicted for perjury during the National Assembly hearings for the 'Special Committee on Fact-finding Regarding the Suspicion of Insurrection Through the Declaration of Emergency Martial Law by the Yoon Seok-yeol Administration.'
Former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min is facing allegations over orders for power and water cuts to major media outlets during the emergency martial law. The police plan to summon former Minister Lee as a suspect as soon as the witness inquiry is completed.
So far, the special investigation team has booked 111 individuals in connection with the 12·3 emergency martial law situation and has referred 6 cases while transferring 20 individuals to other investigative agencies.