The special counsel investigating insurrection is questioning Jeong Jin-seok, the former presidential chief of staff, as a reference witness regarding the situation of the Cabinet meeting during the Dec. 3 martial law.
The special counsel said it has been questioning the former Deputy Minister Jeong as a reference witness since 10 a.m. on the 18th. This is the first time the special counsel has summoned the former Deputy Minister Jeong for questioning since its launch.
The special counsel appears set to question the former Deputy Minister Jeong on the circumstances of the Cabinet meeting during the martial law.
The former Deputy Minister Jeong is known to have attended a Cabinet meeting held at the presidential office on Dec. 3 last year before the declaration of martial law. It has also been reported that the former Deputy Minister Jeong met former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was staying in the Joint Chiefs of Staff's combat control room before the Cabinet meeting to lift martial law was convened.
In addition, the former Deputy Minister Jeong is also suspected of ordering the bulk disposal or shredding of records and shared documents stored on public PCs at the presidential office after martial law.