Special Prosecutor Reapplies for Arrest Warrant for Park Sung-jae... "New Facts Confirmed" [Comprehensive]

[Financial News] The Special Prosecutor Team for Insurrection and Treason, led by Cho Eun-seok, has once again sought to secure the custody of former Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, who is accused of assisting former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the illegal proclamation of the December 3 Martial Law.
On the 11th, the special prosecutor’s team announced to the media, "At around 11:50 a.m. today, we re-requested an arrest warrant for former Minister Park on charges of participating in insurrection and abuse of authority."
Assistant Special Prosecutor Park Ji-young further explained at a regular press briefing held at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, that "based on facts confirmed through additional evidence obtained after the initial warrant was dismissed, we have added some criminal facts."
Last month, on the 9th, the special prosecutor’s team requested an arrest warrant for Park, citing concerns about evidence destruction. However, on the 15th, the court dismissed the request, stating there was room for dispute regarding the recognition of illegality.
In response, on the 23rd of last month, the team conducted further questioning of Park, carried out an additional search and seizure of his mobile phone, summoned participants of a directors' meeting convened by Park at the MOJ, and conducted further searches at the MOJ. All these efforts aimed to reinforce the investigation and prove that Park was aware of the illegality of the December 3 Martial Law.
Assistant Special Prosecutor Park stated, "Among the materials collected through additional search and seizure warrants after the arrest warrant was dismissed, there was a significant amount of meaningful content," adding, "We have incorporated this into the existing criminal facts."
He further emphasized, "In order to better highlight aspects beyond the evidence already submitted, we focused not only on the period of martial law but also on aspects that could shed light on the relationship between Park and former President Yoon Suk Yeol before and after the martial law. Unexpected evidence was discovered through additional searches, and based on this, we added new criminal facts."
Park also noted, "Although the reissuance rate for arrest warrants is not typically high, we have done our utmost to ensure there are no doubts in the court by thoroughly securing evidence. While the process has been delayed due to newly discovered criminal facts, it also serves to reinforce the charges. We will present the case so that the existing criminal facts are further highlighted for the court’s judgment."
The special prosecutor’s team is also continuing its investigation into Shin Haeyong, former head of the Korea Correctional Service, who is accused of checking detention capacity and ordering the securing of space to detain politicians and martial law violators during the December 3 Martial Law.
Park particularly stated, "Since there are additional crimes under investigation, it is difficult to definitively say at this stage that there is no one else to be taken into custody. While the process is nearing completion, it is also hard to say that this will be the last warrant request," leaving open the possibility of an arrest warrant for Shin.
kyu0705@fnnews.com Kim Dong-gyu Reporter