The special investigation team for the deceased Marine Corps is investigating former National Security Office Vice Administrator Kim Tae-hyo starting at 3 p.m. on the 11th.
The special investigation team has summoned former Vice Administrator Kim as a suspect of abuse of power in relation to the so-called "VIP anger theory."
The VIP anger theory suggests that former President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed great anger after being informed of the Marine Corps investigation results, which reported that he applied charges of negligent homicide against Im Sung-geun, the former commanding officer of the late Corporal Chae Soo-geun's unit, during a presidential office meeting on July 31, 2023, and called then-Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-seop, exerting external pressure by questioning, "Who would be able to serve as a division commander if these actions result in punishment?"
At the meeting, it is reported that former Vice Administrator Kim, along with then-National Security Office Director Cho Tae-yong and then-President's defense secretary Im Gi-hoon, were in attendance.
The special investigation team is expected to investigate whether former President Yoon received direct reports and instructions during that meeting and whether the presidential office intervened in the process of overturning the investigation results of the deceased Marine accident.
Meanwhile, the special investigation team conducted searches at around 10 locations, including former President Yoon Suk-yeol's residence, former National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong's home, and the residence of Kim Jong-deuk, a People Power Party member who served as the second Vice Administrator of the National Intelligence Service under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.