[Breaking] Insurrection Special Prosecutor Raids Former Interior Minister Lee Sangmin's Residence

Sangmin Lee, former Minister of the Interior and Safety, appeared as a witness on the morning of the 11th at the 7th hearing of President Yoon Sukyeol's impeachment trial held at the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps

The special prosecutor team led by Cho Eunseok, which is investigating the insurrection and treason cases related to the 12·3 Martial Law, launched a compulsory investigation into former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sangmin on July 17.

According to legal sources, the special prosecutor team sent prosecutors and investigators to Lee's residence in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the same day to conduct a search and seizure.