Standing in Front of the Police Station, Lee Says,
"Is It Not Enough to Abolish the Korea Communications Commission, Now You Put Me in Handcuffs?"
Arrest Warrant Issued After Refusing Three Police Summonses...
"Could Not Appear Due to Attendance at the National Assembly"
Former Korea Communications Commission Chairperson Lee Jinsook was taken into custody and transferred to Yeongdeungpo Police Station on October 2.
At approximately 5:40 p.m. that day, Lee arrived at Yeongdeungpo Police Station in handcuffs. The handcuffs were covered with cloth, and two investigators escorted her. She was transported to the station for police questioning one hour and forty minutes after the arrest warrant was executed near her residence in Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, at around 4:00 p.m.
Before entering the police station, Lee addressed reporters, saying, "Is it not enough to abolish the Korea Communications Commission, that now you are putting handcuffs on Lee Jinsook?" She continued to speak in an agitated tone for about five minutes and repeatedly raised her handcuffed wrists.
According to reports, the police decided to arrest Lee after she failed to comply with a summons for questioning scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 27. The police had issued a total of three summonses, but Lee did not appear for questioning.
Lee argued, "On September 27, the plan was to abolish the Korea Communications Commission and pass legislation to establish a new agency called the Broadcasting Media Communications Commission, and a filibuster by People Power Party lawmakers Choi Hyungdoo and Kim Jangkyum was scheduled. As the head of the agency, I was obligated to attend." She added, "I was handcuffed because I could not come to Yeongdeungpo Police Station due to my attendance at the National Assembly," and repeatedly showed her handcuffs.
Lee was automatically dismissed the previous day when the Korea Communications Commission was abolished and the new Broadcasting Media Communications Commission (BMC) was launched. In response to a question about allegations of violating the duty of political neutrality, she replied only, "I spoke from a self-defense perspective," before entering the station. Lee is accused of making politically biased remarks on conservative YouTube channels or her own social media accounts, and of engaging in pre-election campaigning to prevent the election of President Lee Jaemyung.
The police plan to determine the course of action regarding Lee's detention after questioning her. Under the law, a detainee must either be formally arrested with a warrant or released within 48 hours of being taken into custody.
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