Prosecutors Conduct Search and Seizure at National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Headquarters over 'Arrest Team Suspicion'

The prosecution has launched a forced investigation into the police regarding suspicions about the arrest squad during the 'December 3 Emergency Martial Law Incident.'

The National Investigation Headquarters Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency requested Kim Shin, Head of Family Affairs at the Presidential Security Service, to appear on the 14th on charges of obstruction of special official duties, but he did not attend that day. Kim is accused of obstructing the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit and police's attempt to execute an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol on the 3rd. Photo by Jo Yong-jun

According to the police on the 31st, the Prosecution's Special Investigation Headquarters for Emergency Martial Law (Headed by Park Se-hyun, Chief Prosecutor of Seoul High Prosecutors' Office) has been conducting a search and seizure at the National Security Investigation Division of the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Headquarters since the afternoon.

The police are suspected of having formed an arrest squad at the request of the Defense Counterintelligence Command (Bangcheopsa) on the 3rd of last month. According to the prosecution, Bangcheopsa requested the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Headquarters to support the arrest of key politicians by providing personnel, and it has been confirmed that the police handed over a list of some detectives.