Special Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant for Former KTV President Lee Eunwoo on Charges of Incitement of Insurrection

Repeated and Intensive Broadcasting of News Justifying Martial Law Alleged

The signboard of the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Insurrection, Foreign Exchange Crimes, and State Affairs Manipulation by Yoon Suk-yeol and Kim Gun-hee, hung in front of the Special Prosecutor's Office in Gwacheon on the 25th, the day of the plaque unveiling ceremony. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The 2nd Comprehensive Special Prosecutor Team, led by Kwon Chang-young and currently investigating suspicions related to martial law, has moved to secure the custody of Lee Eunwoo, the former president of KTV, who is under suspicion for “incitement of insurrection.”

On the 18th, the special prosecutor's team announced, "We have requested an arrest warrant for former president Lee on charges of incitement of insurrection."

According to the special prosecutor's team, from immediately after former President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law until December 13, 2024, former president Lee is suspected of repeatedly and intensively broadcasting news that justified acts of insurrection, such as martial law and the proclamation order, while blocking or deleting news that criticized or opposed them, thereby engaging in incitement of insurrection.

Previously, former president Lee had already been indicted on charges of abuse of authority for instructing the deletion of broadcast subtitles covering politicians' statements that "martial law is illegal and unconstitutional" immediately after the declaration of martial law.

At that time, it was found that former president Lee instructed Chumo, then chief of the broadcast editing team, "Remove all news related to politicians' remarks, political parties, the National Assembly, and the judiciary because they do not align with KTV's broadcasting policy. Only include facts regarding the president, the proclamation order, and similar matters."

The Special Prosecutor Team for Insurrection, which indicted former president Lee, requested a five-year prison sentence for him during the sentencing hearing held on the 15th.

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