Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min returned home after approximately 11 hours of police questioning.
According to the police special investigation team on the 26th, former Prime Minister Han, who is accused of insurrection, was questioned from 10 a.m. to about 8 p.m. on that day. Former Minister Lee, who attended at a similar time, completed the questioning around 8:50 p.m.
The police are reported to have analyzed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the presidential office, specifically from the National Security Council meeting room and the corridor of the president's office, which was secured from the Presidential Security Service, to investigate whether they made false statements regarding the process of receiving documents related to martial law.
In the case of former Prime Minister Han, he testified at a National Assembly hearing on Feb. 6, saying, "At the time of the declaration, I was not aware of the emergency martial law declaration at all and only realized it was in my suit's back pocket after going to work following the National Security Council meeting to lift martial law."
Former Minister Lee appeared as a witness in the impeachment trial argument on Feb. 11 and denied allegations regarding former President Yoon's directive for the suspension of power supply to media outlets, stating, "I saw several pieces of paper from the president's office (working room) from a distance, and among them was written the suspension of power supply for the Fire Agency."
After analyzing their statements, the police are expected to review the direction for handling their cases. However, regarding the handling of their cases, a police official noted, "At this stage, it's too early to discuss."
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the investigation into former Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, who appeared before the police at noon on that day, is still ongoing.