'Arrest Warrant Issued for Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Director of Security Office, for Refusing Police Appearance'

An arrest warrant has been issued for Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Chief of the Security Office, who is accused of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol.

Kim Sung-hoon, Deputy Director of the Security Office, Yonhap News Agency

According to the legal community on the 14th, Lee Soon-hyung, the warrant judge at the Seoul Western District Court, issued an arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim the previous day on charges of obstructing official duties.

Deputy Chief Kim is accused of obstructing the execution of President Yoon's arrest warrant by the Joint Investigation Headquarters (Gongjobon) on the 3rd.

The police decided to apply for an arrest warrant after Deputy Chief Kim failed to comply with the third summons request.

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