Special Prosecutor's Office Subpoenaed Health and Welfare Minister Cho Kyu-hong

The prosecution investigating the emergency martial law incident summoned Health and Welfare Minister Cho Kyu-hong.

The special investigation headquarters of the prosecution's emergency martial law is investigating Minister Cho as a suspect this morning (12th).

The prosecution is expected to question the circumstances of the pre-martial of martial law and the circumstances of the declaration on the 3rd, reflecting the fact that medical personnel, including medical doctors, will be punished if they do not return.

Minister Cho told the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee that he did not know in advance about the "medication of majors" among the emergency martial law proclamations and could not agree at all.

Minister Cho was accused by civic groups of violating martial law and abusing his authority on the 5th, the day after martial law was lifted.

Earlier, the martial law command decree included that "all medical personnel who are on strike, including medical doctors, will be punished if they do not return to their main jobs within 48 hours."