The former head of the security department, the head of the department, a series of police investigations... the deputy head of the "acting department" refused again.

2025.01.12. AM 05:07
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Former Chief of Security Park Jong-joon appears for two consecutive days...14-hour survey
Director Lee Jin-ha responds to the second summons...Return home after 9 hours of investigation
The hardliners in the security service...Delete 'Illegal to block arrest warrant'
Security is on the verge of the 2nd arrest attempt..."Internal crackdown".
[Anchor]
Park Jong-joon, the former presidential security chief, and Lee Jin-ha, the head of the security and safety division, who are accused of blocking the execution of arrest warrants against President Yoon Suk Yeol, attended the police yesterday and were under high-intensity investigation.Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon, who became the acting head of the security department due to the resignation of the former head of the department

Park, did not respond to the police's third request for attendance.

I'm reporter Hwang Bo Hye-kyung.

[Reporter]
Park Jong-joon, the former presidential security chief who was charged with leading the execution of the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol, stood in front of reporters after more than 14 hours of police investigation.

It's been a day since he voluntarily attended the previous day and was under intense investigation for 13 hours.

[Park Jong-joon / Former Presidential Security Service: We are cooperating with the investigation agency as faithfully as possible]

Lee Jin-ha, head of the Security and Safety Headquarters, who refused to attend for the first time, also appeared in the second investigation and was questioned for nine hours.

[Lee Jin-ha / Director of Security and Safety Division, Presidential Security Agency: I did my best (to investigate). What did you focus on?)….]

Earlier, the police booked Kim Sung-hoon, deputy head of the bodyguard, and Lee Kwang-woo, head of the bodyguard headquarters, on the same charges.

Deputy Chief Kim, who became the first in line for the security service when the chief stepped down, did not respond to the police's request for a third summons.

In response, the security service said, "deputy head Kim cannot leave as the acting head of the security service for the president."

As Deputy Chief Kim is considered a hardliner within the security service, some observers say that he will be more prepared to prevent the execution of the warrant.

Recently, there was an article on the internal bulletin board of the security office that it may be illegal to block the execution of the warrant by physical force, but it was reported that it was deleted under the order of Deputy Chief Kim.In the face of considerable internal agitation ahead of the execution of the second arrest warrant for President

Yoon, Deputy Chief Kim seems to be suppressing it.

The police are expected to launch a forced investigation, such as applying for an arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim soon.

I'm YTN Hwang Bo Hye-kyung.

Reporter: Kang Young-kwan
Design: Baek Seung-min



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