Gongjobon, Head of Security Headquarters and Head of Security Safety Headquarters at the Presidential Security Service Booked... Charged with Obstruction of Special Official Duties

The Joint Investigation Headquarters (Joint HQ), investigating the '12·3 Emergency Martial Law Incident,' has booked the Chief of Security Headquarters and the Chief of Security and Safety Headquarters of the Security Office on charges of obstructing official duties.

On the 5th, the Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency announced through a press release that it sent a summons requiring Lee Kwang-woo, Chief of Security Headquarters, to appear by 2 p.m. on the 7th, and Lee Jin-ha, Chief of Security and Safety Headquarters, to appear by 2 p.m. on the 8th.

The Special Investigation Unit also sent second summonses to Park Jong-jun, Director of the Security Office, to appear by 10 a.m. on the 7th, and Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Director of the Security Office, to appear by 10 a.m. on the 8th.

Director Park and Deputy Director Kim did not comply with the previous summons. The Security Office stated, "Currently, it is a critical time concerning presidential security duties, and the Director and Deputy Director of the Security Office cannot leave their posts even for a moment."

Earlier, the Special Investigation Unit summoned personnel from the 101st and 102nd Security Units and the 22nd Security Detachment under the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, which operates under the command of the Security Office, as witnesses. The commander of the 55th Security Unit, belonging to the Army Capital Defense Command, was also summoned as a witness to investigate whether soldiers were deployed to obstruct the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol.

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