Police Chief Jo Ji-ho Requests Suspension of Detention Due to Health Deterioration

Regarding the 12·3 Emergency Martial Law incident, Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho, who was arrested on charges of engaging in important duties related to internal rebellion, is reported to have requested a suspension of detention execution.

Cho Ji-ho, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, who is accused of insurrection related to the December 3 emergency martial law incident, is appearing on the 13th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, for a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review). Photo by Cho Yong-jun

According to the legal community on the 24th, Commissioner Jo's side recently requested the Special Investigation Headquarters for Emergency Martial Law under the prosecution to allow him to receive hospital treatment by suspending the execution of his detention.

Commissioner Jo, who is battling blood cancer, had been staying in a detention center and receiving outpatient treatment after being transferred to the prosecution, but his condition is reported to have recently worsened. The prosecution is expected to review Commissioner Jo's request and decide whether to grant the suspension.

Commissioner Jo is accused of, among other things, ordering a complete ban on access to the National Assembly during the emergency martial law, thereby blocking members of the National Assembly from entering.

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