Former Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Choi Kang-wook said he recently heard from special counsel Kwon Chang-young that, regarding the Dec. 3 martial law case, "we should set up a joint investigation headquarters and investigate for three years."
Choi appeared on the progressive-leaning YouTube show Maebul Show on the 15th and said, "I met special counsel Kwon Chang-young, and he said that even with an extension, about 100 days remain for the investigation," adding, "Once we looked into it, there were roots that were too deep and wide in the preparation and flow of insurrection."
He added, "It wasn't simply Yoon Suk-yeol drinking and saying, 'Yong-hyeon, let's just try declaring martial law once.' There were forces that supported that."
He continued, "To uproot those kinds of things, special counsel Kwon said they should set up a special joint investigation headquarters and do it for three years. If they are going to investigate and eradicate it at the source."
Choi also said, "I hope the National Assembly will keep this in mind and institutionalize it."
When the host said, "Don't you need to show some tangible results to shape public opinion and move it in that direction?" Choi said, "(Special counsel Kwon) was a bit worried about that part as well," adding, "If they indict first and detain, the prosecutors seconded to the team have to go to trial, which creates a shortage of investigators. So they plan to stack things up step by step and make a single (announcement)."
Meanwhile, Kim Ji-mi, deputy special counsel of the integrated special counsel team, appeared on "Jung Joon-hee's Non," which was uploaded on the 9th to YouTuber Kim Ou-joon's channel "Modesty Is Difficult News Factory." On the program, Kim discussed the special counsel team's staffing, the main suspicions under investigation, and the progress of the probe, stirring controversy. It is highly unusual for an official from the special counsel team to appear on a program rather than at an official briefing to discuss the status of an investigation.