Overview
- Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min was indicted on charges including abetting an attempted insurrection, abuse of authority and perjury tied to the Dec. 2024 martial law episode.
- Investigators say Lee ordered police and fire officials to cut electricity and water to certain media outlets and later gave false testimony to the Constitutional Court.
- Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was questioned for roughly 16 hours and was summoned again, with the probe focused on whether he helped confer procedural legitimacy on the decree.
- The special counsel cites presidential-office CCTV and materials seized in a raid of Han’s residence as evidence and has added a perjury allegation over his prior denials.
- Ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has already been arrested, and the expanding inquiry continues to examine roles of multiple former Cabinet officials alongside cases tied to ex-President Yoon.