Overview

• Lee was detained Thursday on suspicion of violating election law and breaching political neutrality over partisan YouTube remarks from September last year.
• Investigators say the comments were intended to obstruct the election of President Lee Jae Myung, an allegation her legal team disputes.
• Police completed questioning around 6 p.m. Friday and will decide whether to seek a formal arrest warrant.
• Under emergency detention rules, authorities need a warrant within 48 hours to keep her in custody or must release her when the period ends.
• Her detention followed her automatic removal from office after the KCC was abolished this week, a post she had held since her July 2024 appointment by former President Yoon Suk Yeol.