A particular counsel group detained former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn Wednesday on fees of inciting an rebellion following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial regulation.
Hwang, who served beneath former President Park Geun-hye, made Fb posts following the martial regulation imposition Dec. 3 to name for the eradication of pro-North Korea forces and people concerned in alleged electoral fraud.
He additionally referred to as for the arrest of Nationwide Meeting Speaker Woo Received-shik after which Individuals Energy Celebration chief Han Dong-hoon.
Investigators from particular counsel Cho Eun-suk’s group executed a detention warrant for Hwang at his house in Seoul’s Yongsan Ward after he ignored three summonses to seem for questioning.
Cho’s group is tasked with investigating varied allegations associated to Yoon’s martial regulation try. The scope of its investigation contains fees of suggesting the declaration of martial regulation, getting ready detention amenities, plotting or killing with the aim of staging an rebellion, and inciting an rebellion.
The group launched an investigation into Hwang following a associated criticism by a web-based information outlet and tried a number of occasions to execute a warrant to look his house.
Every try failed as Hwang saved his door shut.
Together with his detention, the group additionally succeeded in conducting the search and seizure.
