Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Director of the Security Office, Also Refuses Third Police Summons

"At a Critical Time, Cannot Leave My Post"

Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Director of the Presidential Security Service, has effectively refused to comply with the police's third summons request.

Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Director of the Presidential Security Service. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Police Emergency Martial Law Special Investigation Unit announced that they sent the third summons request to Deputy Director Kim by 10 a.m. on the 11th, but he has not yet appeared before the police.

The police had previously requested Deputy Director Kim to appear on the 4th and 8th, but he did not respond to the summons. On the 11th at 2 p.m., the police sent a second summons request to Lee Jin-ha, Director of the Security and Safety Headquarters.

Following the resignation of Park Jong-jun, Director of the Presidential Security Service, the service has shifted to a deputy director acting system with Deputy Director Kim. The Security Service stated, "Deputy Director Kim informs that during this critical time, as acting Director of the Security Service, he cannot leave his post even for a moment regarding presidential security duties."

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