Public Corruption Investigation Office to Reinvestigate President Yoon at 2 PM... Morning Investigation Postponed Upon Request

The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo) will begin a reinvestigation of President Yoon Seok-yeol around 2 p.m. on the 16th.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is moving to Seoul Detention Center after completing an investigation at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on the afternoon of the 15th. Photo by Yonhap News

Gong-su-cheo stated that it made this decision after accepting a request from President Yoon's side to postpone the investigation scheduled for the morning due to health reasons.

President Yoon was arrested at 10:33 a.m. the previous day on charges of leading a rebellion and was immediately transferred to Gong-su-cheo, where he was investigated for about 10 hours and 40 minutes from 11 a.m. until around 9:40 p.m.

After the investigation, President Yoon was escorted to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi Province, where he spent the night. It is known that President Yoon exercised his right to remain silent during the investigation the previous day. It is highly likely that he will refuse to testify during the reinvestigation as well.

Gong-su-cheo is expected to decide whether to request an arrest warrant for President Yoon as early as the same day. A suspect who has been arrested must have an arrest warrant requested and issued within 48 hours to continue to be detained.