Son Junsung Requests Rescheduling After Receiving Notice to Appear at the Corruption Investigation Office on the 6th

Prosecutor Son Jun-sung (former Chief of the Investigation Information Policy Office at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office), identified as a key figure in the alleged report-for-prosecution scandal, is attending the second pre-arrest hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Son Jun-sung, the Human Rights Protection Officer at Daegu High Prosecutors' Office, has requested a rescheduling of the summons issued by the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Division (HOCI) to appear on the 6th regarding allegations of drafting documents surveilling judges.

Son's legal team stated on the 4th that they conveyed their intention to coordinate a different date instead of appearing at the Gwacheon office at 10 a.m. on the 6th for the suspect investigation as requested by HOCI. However, it is reported that HOCI has not yet responded to this request.

Son was booked on suspicion of drafting and distributing documents analyzing major trial panels under the direction of Yoon Seok-youl, then Prosecutor General and now the People Power Party's presidential candidate, while serving as the head of the Investigation Information Policy Office at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office early last year.

Initially, HOCI requested Son to appear on the 19th or 20th of last month in relation to this case, but at Son's request, the appearance date was postponed to the 26th or 27th of the same month.

Subsequently, Son's legal team expressed their intention to appear on the 2nd of this month due to their attorney's schedule. However, on the 30th of last month, HOCI refiled an arrest warrant for Son concerning the 'alleged report-for-prosecution' case. This warrant was dismissed by the court on the 3rd, as was the first arrest warrant in October, and on the same day, HOCI notified Son to appear on the 6th.

With Son's legal team requesting another schedule adjustment on this day, the investigation into the judge surveillance allegations is expected to be further delayed.

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