Police Summon Han Ducksoo, Lee Sangmin, and Choi Sangmok for Questioning... "Verifying Discrepancies in Statements" (Comprehensive)

On May 26, the police summoned Choi Sangmok, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, for questioning, following Han Ducksoo, former Prime Minister, and Lee Sangmin, former Minister of the Interior and Safety.

Choi Sangmok, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, is answering questions. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

The Special Investigation Team of the National Office of Investigation at the Korean National Police Agency announced that they have been questioning former Deputy Prime Minister Choi since noon on this day.

Former Prime Minister Han and former Minister Lee were summoned and have been under investigation since 10 a.m.

All three individuals are suspects on charges of insurrection, and they attended a Cabinet meeting held ahead of the proclamation of the December 3 Martial Law.

The police confirmed discrepancies between the CCTV footage from inside the Cabinet meeting room and the corridor of the presidential office, which they obtained from the Presidential Security Service, and the statements given.

An official from the Korean National Police Agency stated, "We are verifying certain points that differ from the statements made by Cabinet members at the National Assembly and the contents reported by the media."

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