South Korean police attempted another raid on Presidential office grounds
Photo: Yoon Suk Yeol, President of South Korea (Getty Images)
South Korean police have attempted to conduct searches on the territory of President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration again. The previous attempt was thwarted, Yonhup reports.
This time, the police focused their searches on the headquarters of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), which is located near the presidential administration. At the same time, the administration itself was not subject to inspection.
The JCS agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
“On Wednesday, police sought to search key offices, including the Cabinet conference room, the Presidential Security Service and the bunker room inside the JCS headquarters, located adjacent to the presidential compound. The first search ended in hours, with the police being provided with limited documents from the security service as it refused to cooperate,” Yonhup writes.
In particular, investigators are looking for a secure cell phone belonging to former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun. The device could have been used to communicate with the president in preparation for the imposition of martial law, but a previous attempt to seize it was unsuccessful.
“Consent from the JCS is required to enter a military facility,” the police said.
Political crisis in South Korea
On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol' declared martial law in the country, but it was canceled six hours later. Later, he apologized for the move, but the police launched an investigation against him.
Already on December 8, the president was notified of being suspected of treason.
As Reuters wrote, yesterday, December 11, law enforcement officers searched the office of the South Korean president.
