PCA summons Han Dong-su for investigation related to 'Yoon Seok-yeol investigation obstruction' allegations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HCIC) summoned Han Dong-su, head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, for questioning regarding allegations that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol obstructed the investigation into the case of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's false testimony coercion.

The HCIC's Investigation Division 3 (Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-gyu) called Han on the 28th as a witness to investigate the facts. The HCIC is investigating allegations of abuse of authority and obstruction of rights, claiming that former Prosecutor General Yoon obstructed the investigation by reassigning the 'Han Myeong-sook false testimony coercion case' from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department to the Human Rights Department and replacing Lim Eun-jung, the Ministry of Justice's inspection officer in charge of the investigation. Han was the person who received the complaint related to former Prime Minister Han and had opposed former Prosecutor General Yoon's reassignment order.

Earlier, in July, the HCIC conducted a search and seizure at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice to secure prosecutorial materials related to former Prosecutor General Yoon, and on the 8th of this month, summoned Officer Lim for questioning. Based on the testimonies of Officer Lim and Han, as well as the materials investigated so far, the investigation team is expected to sequentially summon former Deputy Prosecutor General Cho Nam-gwan and former Prosecutor General Yoon for questioning.

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