Former President Yoon Suk-yeol will face a second round of questioning by Kwon Chang-young's second comprehensive special counsel team. The special counsel plans to summon the former president at 10 a.m. as a suspect on charges of "rebellion under the Military Criminal Act."
The special counsel is investigating allegations that the former president colluded with former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, former Army Chief of Staff Park An-su, and others to stage a rebellion.
The special counsel side claims that the former president and others sent soldiers carrying weapons to the National Assembly and the National Election Commission.
In principle, the crime of rebellion applies to soldiers. However, the special counsel believes that non-military personnel can also be punished if they conspired with soldiers.
The only statutory penalty for the crime of leading a rebellion is death. If the former president is indicted on this charge and convicted, the sentence could increase.
In the first trial on charges of leading an insurrection, the former president was sentenced to life imprisonment and is awaiting the appeals trial.
The former president's side says it cannot accept the charge of leading a rebellion. They argue that the elements of the crime of leading a rebellion are already encompassed by the crime of leading an insurrection now on trial.
On the 6th, 101 days after its launch, the special counsel summoned the former president for the first time. He was a suspect on charges of abuse of power related to alleged transmission of messages justifying martial law.
At the time, the former president objected to being questioned by a dispatched police officer and refused to be interrogated, then complied from the afternoon when a deputy special counsel attended. The questioning began around 1:30 p.m. and lasted about two hours.
The former president is also expected to be summoned by the special counsel soon in connection with the "official residence budget diversion allegations." Investigations such as the "Deutsch Motors probe cover-up allegations" involving Kim Keon-hee and the "Yangpyeong expressway relocation allegations" could also target the former president.