Lee Jin-ha, Chief of Security and Safety Headquarters at the Presidential Security Service, who is suspected of involvement in obstructing the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol, appeared at the police station on the 11th and was questioned for about nine hours before returning home.


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At 11:01 p.m. that day, Lee met with reporters at the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency and said, "I cooperated sincerely (with the investigation)." However, he did not respond to questions such as "What parts did you clarify?", "Why did you comply with the investigation?", "Were you not at the presidential residence when the arrest warrant was executed?", and "Did you also order the mobilization of enlisted soldiers?"


It is known that during the police investigation, Lee testified that he did not actively order the obstruction of the execution of the arrest warrant.



Meanwhile, Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Chief of Security, did not comply with the police's third summons to appear at the National Investigation Headquarters by 10 a.m. that day. The special investigation team is reportedly planning to apply for an arrest warrant.


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