Former President Yoon Summoned Again, This Time as 'Ring-leader of Insurrection'

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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in the first trial for treason yesterday (June 12), has been summoned by the comprehensive special counsel team just one day later. This time, he is appearing as a suspect on charges of being the "ring-leader of an insurrection."

Reporter Kim Deok-hyeon has the story.

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The second summons of former President Yoon Suk Yeol by the comprehensive special counsel team began at 10:00 a.m. today.

It has been one week since his first summons last week, and the charge under investigation is insurrection under the Military Criminal Act.

This charge applies when soldiers carry weapons and incite an insurrection, and the statutory penalty for the ring-leader is death.

The special counsel team believes that during the December 3 martial law incident, former President Yoon conspired with former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, former Army Chief of Staff Park An-su, and others to send armed soldiers to the National Assembly and other locations to incite a riot.

While the insurrection charge generally applies to military personnel, the special counsel team maintains that non-military individuals who conspire with soldiers can also be punished.

The special counsel team previously questioned former Minister Kim as a suspect in the insurrection case on the 4th.

Former President Yoon's side argues that this is an abuse of investigative power and amounts to "double jeopardy."

[Song Jin-ho / Defense Counsel for former President Yoon: The investigation was already completed through the treason charges. Isn't the President the commander-in-chief of the military? An insurrection charge cannot be established. It is an utterly absurd claim.]

During the questioning, the special counsel team re-examined the overall situation during the December 3 incident, including when and how former President Yoon intended to end the emergency martial law. It is reported that former President Yoon denied the charges, maintaining his stance that the martial law was lawful.

The special counsel team plans to decide whether to indict former President Yoon after reviewing the legal principles based on today's questioning. It is reported that they are also considering adding the insurrection charge to the existing indictment through an amendment to the bill of indictment, rather than filing a separate case.

In addition to the charges of being the ring-leader of an insurrection, the special counsel team also questioned former President Yoon as a witness regarding allegations of treason involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including former Chairman Kim Myung-soo.

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