Refusing to make statements, refusing to investigate...Would the former presidents have been like that?

[Anchor]
Even after his arrest, Yoon Suk Yeol refused to make a statement and has refused to comply with the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit's investigation.What about other former presidents like

Yoon who were accused of civil war in the past or were investigated at the same time as the impeachment trial?

This is reporter Lee Moon-seok.

[Reporter]
Former presidents Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Park Geun Hye, and Kim Lee Myung Bak have been arrested and investigated in Korean history.

Former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were investigated for rebellion like Yoon Suk Yeol presidents.

First, in 1995, former President Roh was arrested after being investigated by the Central Investigation Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and a warrant for the arrest of former President Chun Doo-hwan was issued in less than a month.

In particular, the former president protested by refusing to attend the prosecution and issuing a statement of criticism, but after his arrest, he responded to a business trip investigation in prison.

[Jeon Doo-hwan / Former President (December 1995): I will not cooperate with the prosecution's request for summons and any other action.]

The fact that he is being investigated by investigative agencies at the same time as the Constitutional Court's impeachment trial is similar to that of former President Park Geun Hye.In the case of former President

Park, he did not respond to the investigation because he was not charged with rebellion, so he did not respond to the investigation due to the privilege of fluoridation, but attended the prosecution immediately after the decision to dismiss him from the Constitutional Court.

Former President Lee Myung Bak refused to investigate further by the prosecution, but initially agreed to record the video, showing cooperation.

President Yoon Suk Yeol became the first person to be arrested in his current position, refusing to comply with three requests from investigative agencies even though the privilege of fluoridation is not applied to the charge of rebellion.

In addition, they are responding to law enforcement investigations in an unprecedented manner by requesting the legality of an arrest warrant, refusing to make a statement, and refusing to comply with the investigation altogether.

I'm YTN's Lee Munseok.

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