The special prosecutor team led by Jo Eun-seok, investigating the charges of insurrection and foreign exchange related to the emergency martial law on Dec. 3, completed a second face-to-face investigation of former President Yoon Suk-yeol after more than 9 hours on the 5th.
The special investigation team noted, "Former President Yoon is currently reviewing documents after the investigation concluded around 6:34 p.m."
It has been 9 hours and 30 minutes since the point in time that the investigation against former President Yoon began, which the special investigation team reported was at 9:04 a.m.
Former President Yoon attended his first face-to-face investigation on the 28th of last month, arriving around 9:55 a.m. and finishing the investigation at 12:59 a.m. after 15 hours. Excluding the time he refused to answer questions, the actual investigation lasted for 5 hours and 5 minutes.
Arriving at the Seoul High Prosecutor's Office around 9 a.m. on that day, former President Yoon underwent about 3 hours of morning questioning and took a lunch break for about an hour starting at 12:05 p.m. The afternoon investigation resumed at 1:07 p.m.
The special investigation team conducted an investigation in the morning regarding the charges of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant against former President Yoon. It is reported that the afternoon questioning involved confirming the circumstances of the cabinet meetings held before and after the declaration of martial law.
The special investigation team suspects that former President Yoon called only specific cabinet members, such as Former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min and Former Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, to meet the quorum of 11 members for the cabinet meeting held just before the declaration of martial law.