South Korea’s police have summoned the head of the Presidential Security Service for questioning later this week. This is the third summons over allegations of blocking investigators from detaining impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Chief of the Presidential Security Service, Park Chong-jun, was booked on charges of obstructing official duties after presidential security officials blocked the Corruption Investigation Officials from executing a warrant to detain Yoon.
The third summons is likely to be the final one before police seek a warrant to detain Park. Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection and abuse of power over his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, became the first sitting president to face arrest after he ignored three summonses for questioning.
The prosecution said Tuesday it has again requested an arrest warrant for a shaman reportedly close to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife on charges of receiving illegal political funds about seven years ago.
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office said the request was filed Monday with the Seoul Southern District Court, which previously denied a similar arrest warrant for shaman Jeon Seong-bae, also known as Geon Jin.Jeon was accused of receiving 100 million won (about $69,000) from a politician who ran for office in the 2018 local elections, but the court refused to approve his arrest warrant on Dec. 19, citing a lack of evidence.