Prosecutors notify President Yoon of the 2nd recall...Kim Hong-il on the defense team.

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Prosecutors notify President Yoon of the 2nd recall of the "alleged rebellion"
Also on the 11th, the first summons was requested...The investigation failed.When it happens, the first investigation of a sitting presidential suspect in constitutional history is conducted.
[Anchor]
Prosecutors investigating the emergency martial law situation have notified President Yoon Suk Yeol of the summons again for refusing to comply with the first summons.

In the midst of this, President Yoon's lawyers have begun full-fledged preparations, focusing on Kim Hong-eul, former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission.

Let's go to the prosecution's special investigation headquarters. Reporter Lee Kyung-guk!

The prosecution notified President Yoon of the second summons, until when did he ask him to appear?

[Reporter]
The special investigation headquarters of the prosecution's emergency martial law notified President Yoon Suk Yeol this morning of the second summons to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for investigation.

The exact timing has not been confirmed, but it is likely that they notified them to attend within this week.

Earlier, the prosecution asked President Yoon to attend the first round on the 11th, but the investigation failed as President Yoon said it was difficult to attend due to the appointment of a lawyer.President Yun

is a suspect who is accused of rebellion and abuse of authority under the criminal law.If President

Yoon responds to the prosecution's second request for summons, it will be the first time in constitutional history that an incumbent president attends the prosecution as a suspect.

However, if they continue to refuse to comply with the summons, the prosecution is expected to consider obtaining an arrest warrant from the court and seeking to secure recruits.

[Anchor]
The prosecution is speeding up its investigation, and President Yoon's side is also planning to form a defense team and respond?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon's lawyers distributed their first official statement today.

The lawyers are also former prosecutors, and Kim Hong-il, former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, said he will be the representative of the lawyers.

It was also confirmed that the lawyers were busy conducting internal discussions today.

The plan is to make a statement today or tomorrow.

The composition and size of the defense team are also expected to be outlined gradually.

As the prosecution is busy with notifying the prosecution of the second summons, the lawyers are also expected to speed up preparations as soon as they have completed their composition to some extent.

[Anchor]
Let's go back to the investigation of the commanders of the military, an arrest warrant has been issued for Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Central District Military Judicial Court issued an arrest warrant for Kwak Jong-geun, commander of the Special Warfare Command, this afternoon, saying he was concerned about removing evidence or running away.

The military court issued an arrest warrant for Lee Jin-woo, commander of the Capital Defense Command, for the same reason.

In the case of Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, who was the martial law commander, he will be under arrest from 10 a.m. tomorrow.

They are accused of conspiring with President Yoon, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, and Yeo In-hyeong, commander of the Defense Security Command, to riot for the purpose of national constitution.

However, Lee Jin-woo, commander of the Capital Defense Command, issued a statement to deny the charges, saying that he was not aware of the declaration of martial law in advance today and that he thought the order to dispatch the National Assembly was also intended to defend the National Assembly.

So far, I'm YTN Lee Kyung-guk at the Special Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecution Service.

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