Earlier, the Ministry of Justice accepted the request for a ban on the departure of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit against the President of Yoon Suk Yeol.The police special investigation team that booked President
Yoon said it would conduct a strict investigation, but was cautious about the possibility of a forced investigation.
There is a reporter where the briefing was held today. Reporter Kim Lee Young!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's in front of the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters.
[Anchor]
What are the charges that the president of Yoon Suk Yeol was booked for?
[Reporter]
Yes, civil war and abuse of authority were applied.
In a briefing today, the police emergency martial law special investigation team said it has booked 11 key officials, including President Yoon Suk Yeol, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and National Police Agency Commissioner Jo Ji-ho, as suspects.
It is a procedure following a series of accusations after the emergency martial law.
In addition to former Minister Kim, former Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, former counterintelligence commander Yeo In-hyung, and former martial law commander Park An-soo have also been banned from leaving the country.
Regarding the president's investigation, Woo Jong-soo, head of the special investigation team, said that there are no human and material restrictions on the subject of the investigation and that he will strictly investigate it in accordance with laws and principles.
[Anchor]
At the briefing, there was also a question about whether a forced investigation could be conducted against President Yoon, right?
[Reporter]
Yes, the reporters asked the police about the possibility of an emergency arrest or seizure search of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The police reacted cautiously to this.
Woo Jong-soo, head of the special investigation team, said, "The first thing to do is to secure the necessary data, and I think the investigation will proceed according to the procedure after that."
In particular, he said that the possibility of an emergency arrest for the president should first be considered whether it meets the requirements for an emergency arrest.
[Anchor]
The inclusion of police officials as the main suspects has sparked controversy over "self-investigation," what is the police's position on this?
[Reporter]
It is true that there is a controversy, but the special police team is willing to investigate the crime of rebellion, saying that the investigation is under the jurisdiction of the police.
He said that he is conducting a mobile phone forensics of Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho, who was voluntarily submitted, and he guaranteed that the summons investigation would take place.
It said it is also considering a ban on police leaders from leaving the country.
He also added that the police chief has no authority to command individual cases, so he is not reporting any cases and is under the direction of the head of the National Investigation Headquarters.
He refuted the prosecution's claim that there are the most police suspects, emphasizing the fact that the search and seizure was conducted the fastest among investigative agencies.
Despite the war of nerves with the prosecution over the lead in the investigation, he acknowledged that cooperation with the prosecution was necessary to investigate former Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
While the Airborne's request for a transfer is likely to be rejected,
The police have repeatedly emphasized their position to independently investigate the emergency martial law situation, with head of the
Woo saying that Kook Soo-bon feels a heavy responsibility as the subject of the investigation into the rebellion.
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