The Joint Investigation Headquarters (Joint HQ), which is investigating the '12·3 Emergency Martial Law Incident,' announced on the 3rd that they have booked Park Jong-jun, Chief of the Presidential Security Service, and Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Security Service, on charges of obstruction of official duties and have requested their appearance by tomorrow.
The Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters stated on the same day, "We began executing the arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol but were unable to complete it due to unlawful obstruction of official duties by the Security Service."
Earlier, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) attempted to execute the president's arrest warrant but was blocked by the Presidential Security Service, resulting in failure.
Director Park Jong-jun of the Presidential Security Service and President Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Yonhap News
At around 1:36 p.m. that day, the CIO announced, "Regarding the execution of the arrest warrant today, due to the ongoing standoff, we judged that it was practically impossible to carry out the warrant. Concerned about the safety of personnel on site due to obstruction, we halted the execution at around 1:30 p.m."
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