On the 28th, special prosecutor Oh Jeong-hee of the special prosecutor team for Kim Kun-hee said at a regular briefing, "The Yoon side notified me to appear at 10 a.m. on the 29th.
"He has not yet expressed his opinion on whether he will attend," he said. When asked by reporters if he had not expressed his opinion that he would be unable to attend due to health reasons, the special investigation team replied, "(
Regarding measures to be taken in case Yoon does not attend the investigation, a special counsel team official said, "We will monitor the situation on the 29th and see how things go after that."
Yoon was re-arrested on the 10th and has been absent from the special counsel's summons investigation and criminal trial. The special counsel's team has conducted three rounds of investigations into Yoon.
If Yoon refuses to comply with the summons, attention is focused on whether the special prosecutor's team will also try to forcibly arrest him.
Earlier that morning, the special prosecutor's team, Kim Kun-hee, had intervened in the allegations that former President Yoon and his wife had interfered in the People's Power nomination process by interfering with the presidential election.
In response to the searches of his home in Sanggye-dong, Won-gu, his home in Dongtan, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, and his office in the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul,
The special counsel said, "We cannot answer specific questions about the charges," but added, "Representative Lee is a suspect in connection with the by-elections for National Assembly members held in June 2022."
The head of the New Reform Party was the head of the People's Power Party at the time. In addition, the special investigation team charged Lee with bribery under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes with regard to the so-called Kongjin monk bribery allegations.
An arrest warrant was requested on suspicion of
2025/07/28 21:31 KST
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