Special Counsel Books Lawmakers Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-jin, and Yun Sang-hyun for Obstructing Arrest of Former President Yoon

The second comprehensive special counsel team, led by Kwon Chang-young, announced that it has booked and summoned People Power Party lawmakers Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-jin, and Yun Sang-hyun on charges of obstruction of justice in connection with the alleged obstruction of the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
During a regular briefing today (June 29), Special Prosecutor Kwon Young-bin explained, "After analyzing footage collected during the execution of the arrest warrant for former President Yoon in 2025 regarding the insurrection case and conducting further investigations, we confirmed that certain lawmakers obstructed the execution of the warrant."
Kwon added, "Among the People Power Party lawmakers whose obstructionist actions were confirmed, we have booked those who publicly argued that the warrant was illegal through interviews and other means."
The special counsel team sent summons to the lawmakers on June 24, requesting their appearance by June 30.
When asked whether there was any physical altercation during the execution of the arrest warrant for the former president, Special Prosecutor Kwon stated, "There was a statement from the person involved that their clothes were torn, but it appears there was no physical clash."
However, he noted, "Nevertheless, there are many precedents where forming human chains or blocking access during protests or warrant executions have been recognized as obstruction of justice. Based on these precedents, we believe that while there was no physical struggle, acts of obstruction of justice did occur."
The special counsel team previously booked lawmaker Na Kyung-won as a suspect and summoned her on June 19, but her side expressed an intention to submit a written response instead.
"Na's side said they would answer the written questionnaire, but it has not been submitted. We are waiting," Kwon said, adding, "So far, no one else (besides Na) has expressed an intention to send a written response."
He further added, "We are not currently considering the forced summoning of lawmakers, so we are waiting for their voluntary appearance or the submission of written responses."
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