Particular counsel Cho Eun-seok, left, and former President Yoon Suk Yeol / Yonhap
A particular counsel crew will announce the outcomes this week of its monthslong investigation into riot fees associated to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial regulation, officers mentioned Sunday.
Over the previous six months, the crew has indicted Yoon and 23 others for his or her alleged roles within the December 2024 martial regulation and has labored with army prosecutors to indict three further army officers.
Investigators sought arrest warrants in 11 circumstances, with courts approving 5 of them.
Particular counsel Cho Eun-seok is scheduled to announce the findings on Monday, officers mentioned, marking his first public briefing because the probe was launched on June 18.
Former Protection Minister Kim Yong-hyun was indicted simply six days after the investigation started, and Yoon was taken into custody on July 10, about 4 months after his launch from detention.
Whereas Yoon had already been indicted by prosecutors on fees of main an riot via his martial regulation bid, the particular counsel moreover charged him with aiding the enemy, accusing him of ordering the dispatch of drones to North Korea months earlier than the declaration.
Investigators additionally charged Yoon with abuse of energy, alleging the transfer was supposed to impress retaliation from the North and use it as a pretext for declaring martial regulation.
Former Inside and Security Minister Lee Sang-min was indicted whereas in custody in August on fees of ordering the suspension of electrical energy and water provides to media organizations.
Ex-Nationwide Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Cho Tae-yong was additionally arrested on fees of violating the NIS regulation in connection together with his alleged involvement within the martial regulation declaration.
Arrest warrant requests for different senior officers accused of involvement in Yoon’s martial regulation — former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, former ruling Individuals Energy Get together ground chief Choo Kyung-ho and former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae — have been rejected.
