Han Deok-soo to be summoned for second investigation by special prosecutor for rebellion today as 'key accomplice'

The special prosecutor team plans to focus on questioning former Prime Minister Han, who was the 'second-in-command of the state', regarding suspicions that he participated in or abetted the illegal declaration of martial law by former President Yoon Seok-yeol on December 3 last year.

Special Prosecutor Park stated in this regard, "It is expected that the investigation will focus on how the role or constitutional duty of the Prime Minister, who is the primary advisory body to the President and vice-chairman of the Cabinet meeting, can be connected to criminal responsibility in relation to the declaration or lifting of martial law."

According to the Constitution and the Government Organization Act, the Prime Minister, under the President's orders, oversees executive departments and directs and supervises the heads of administrative agencies. In other words, since the Prime Minister is involved in decision-making before and after the martial law declaration procedure, the special prosecutor team views him as a 'key accomplice' in the rebellion act resulting from the illegal martial law.

Former Prime Minister Han is also suspected of △ drafting and discarding a post-martial law declaration to address legal defects in the initial martial law declaration △ being involved in obstructing the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law by communicating with former People's Power Floor Leader Chu Kyung-ho at around 11:12 PM on the day of the martial law.

To investigate former Prime Minister Han, the special prosecutor team summoned him once on the 2nd of last month to investigate the overall related suspicions, and on the 24th of the same month, they conducted a search and seizure of his residence, the Prime Minister's official residence, and the residence of former Chief Secretary Kang.

Meanwhile, the special prosecutor team plans to decide whether to prosecute after completing the investigation of former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min on the 21st before the expiration of the detention period. Former Minister Lee is charged with engaging in important rebellion tasks, abuse of authority, and perjury. Among the cabinet members of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, he is the second to be charged with rebellion after former Minister Kim Yong-hyun.