Insurrection Special Prosecutor to Question National Assembly Speaker Woo Wonsik as Reference Witness on August 7 over Alleged Interference with Assembly Resolution
People Power Party Lawmaker Cho Kyungtae Summoned as Reference Witness on August 11
Woo Wonsik, Speaker of the National Assembly, is delivering an emergency statement at the National Assembly in the early morning of December 4 last year. The National Assembly approved the lifting of the martial law on that day. Photo by Yonhap News
View original imageThe special investigation team for insurrection (headed by Special Prosecutor Cho Eunseok), which is currently investigating allegations of interference with the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law, announced on August 5 that it has summoned National Assembly Speaker Woo Wonsik to appear as a reference witness at 10 a.m. on August 7.
Special Prosecutor Park Jiyoung stated during a briefing that "the special investigation team requested Speaker Woo's cooperation as a reference witness, as he is both a victim and the representative of the institution that lifted the unconstitutional and unlawful martial law. We discussed the timing and method of the investigation," adding, "Speaker Woo has agreed to appear in person at the special prosecutor's office this Thursday to cooperate with the investigation."
Park further explained, "Since the Special Act on Insurrection allows for the investigation of arrests and destruction within the National Assembly, all aspects in which Speaker Woo is a victim will be investigated. In addition, the reasons why certain lawmakers, regardless of party affiliation, did not participate in the vote must also be investigated."
The special investigation team also requested that Cho Kyungtae, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, appear as a reference witness on August 11. Lawmaker Cho accepted the request and informed the special investigation team that he would attend.
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Lawmaker Cho was one of 18 People Power Party lawmakers who participated in the National Assembly's resolution to lift martial law on December 4 of last year. He also voted in favor of the impeachment motion against former President Yoon Sukyeol and supported the insurrection and Kim Keonhee special prosecution bills.
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