Special Task Force Chief: "This Incident Is an Abuse of Authority Causing National Disorder and Riot"

Park Se-hyun, Chief of the Special Investigation Headquarters for the Prosecutor's Office Emergency Martial Law, who is investigating the case involving President Yoon Seok-yeol and former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun on charges including rebellion, stated on the 8th that the prosecution has investigative authority over this case.

Park Se-hyun, Chief of the Special Investigation Headquarters for Martial Law, briefing at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office press room in Seocho-dong, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 8th. Photo by Choi Seok-jin

At a briefing held in the afternoon at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, Chief Park said, "To put the facts of this case simply, it is about a public official abusing their authority to cause disorder in the national constitution by inciting a riot."

He continued, "The Prosecutors' Office Act stipulates that prosecutors can investigate cases related directly to the cases they initiate investigations on," adding, "It cannot be said that the crimes of abuse of authority and rebellion are unrelated in this case."