Former President Yoon Suk-yeol is returning home after completing an investigation as a suspect at the special investigation office prepared in front of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, early on the 29th./Courtesy of News1

The special investigation team that conducted the first in-person questioning of former President Yoon Suk-yeol has decided to summon him again on the morning of the 30th at 9 a.m. The team has established a guideline that there will be no limit on the number of summonses, as there is still a significant amount of questioning to be done regarding Yoon.

Special investigator Baek Ji-young met with reporters after the in-person questioning concluded on the 29th and noted, "He has been notified to appear again at 9 a.m. on the 30th," adding, "There needs to be further investigation due to the extensive foreign exchange charges and matters related to the Cabinet meeting resolutions."

She also stated, "The part regarding obstruction of arrest involves abuse of power under the Security Forces Act, and the instructions to delete the secret phone have not been investigated at all, so I believe additional questioning will take place on the 30th," and, "I understand that there were no refusals to respond during today’s questioning, and that a Q&A took place."

It is reported that representatives from Yoon's side finished questioning at 9:50 p.m. and reviewed the records for three hours. They have completed signing the document regarding the investigation by Directors General Kim Jung-guk (35th Judicial Training Institute) and Jo Jae-cheol (36th Judicial Training Institute).

The special investigation team plans to maintain a policy of 'public summons' regarding the additional summons. Deputy Special Investigator Park stated, "Today, we notified him to appear, and that was it; there has been no separate discussion about the mode of summons," adding, "Since the basic policy is to continue with public summons, there has been no separate conversation about that part."

Former President Yoon was subjected to a total of 5 hours and 5 minutes of questioning from morning until evening. He arrived at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office at 9:56 a.m. and underwent questioning for about an hour from Park Chang-hwan, head of the Korean National Police Agency's Serious Crime Investigation Division (superintendent), regarding allegations of obstructing an arrest warrant execution. However, Yoon's side refused to be questioned, stating that a police officer dispatched by the special investigation team had been criminally charged with unlawful arrest before the afternoon inquiry began.

After approximately three hours of standoff with Yoon's side, the special investigation team suspended the investigation into the charge of obstructing arrest and moved on to an investigation led by the prosecution. The investigation, which resumed at 4:45 p.m., focused on allegations related to the 12/3 martial law, specifically concerning suspicions that Yoon had induced a North Korean attack regarding foreign exchange charges and the Cabinet meeting situation. The questioning was paused around 7:25 p.m. for dinner and resumed at 8:25 p.m., concluding around 9:50 p.m.

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