'Myung Taekyun Involvement Suspicion' Yoon and Mrs. Kim Summoned, Deputy Prosecutor General Says "Decide Again from the Beginning"

Regarding "Secret Line" No Sang-won Under Martial Law:
"Multiple Investigations Underway Due to Refusal to Testify"

Lee Jin-dong, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, announced for the first time that a decision will be made again regarding the possibility of summoning President Yoon Seok-yeol and First Lady Kim Geon-hee, who are suspected of being involved with political broker Myung Tae-gyun.

Lee Jin-dong, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, is answering questions from committee members at the 5th hearing of the "Special Committee for the Investigation of the Truth Behind the Insurrection Charges through the Declaration of Martial Law by the Yoon Seok-yeol Government," held at the National Assembly on the 25th. 2025.2.25 Photo by Kim Hyun-min

On the 25th, Deputy Prosecutor Lee appeared at the 5th hearing of the 'Special Committee for the National Investigation into the Alleged Insurrection Charges through the Declaration of Martial Law by the Yoon Seok-yeol Administration' held at the National Assembly, and in response to a question from Min Byung-duk, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he said, "There has been no review yet on summoning them, nor has a decision been made not to summon them."

Regarding the request to investigate National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong's exchange of text messages with First Lady Kim at the time of the martial law declaration, he said, "We also recently became aware of this," and added, "All investigations will be conducted thoroughly."

Concerning the investigation into the contents of the notebook of former Commander of the Republic of Korea Army Intelligence Command No Sang-won, who is known to have been deeply involved in planning the martial law as a civilian, he explained, "We have summoned Mr. Noh several times for questioning, but unlike other suspects, he continues to refuse to testify, so we are investigating in various ways."

Additionally, Deputy Prosecutor Lee responded to the criticism that the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office dismissed the arrest warrant for Kim Seong-hoon, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Security Service, which was requested by the police, thereby blocking the search and seizure of the 'Bihwa phone server,' saying that this is not true.

He stated, "The charges against the Deputy Chief of the Security Service are obstruction of an arrest warrant for President Yoon and abuse of authority," and added, "I cannot disclose detailed information, but there were sufficient reasons for the dismissal."

When asked if he is confident in maintaining the prosecution without the Bihwa phone server, he said, "We are doing our best and I believe we are confident."

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