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Special Counsel Summons Yoon and Kim as Drone Commander Suspended

The special counsel has summoned the former president and first lady for questioning over election meddling as fresh military misconduct alongside perjury allegations reshape the probe’s trajectory

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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol after a hearing in Seoul on July 9. Photo: Newsis/Xinhua
Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo appears at special counsel Cho Eun-suk's office in southern Seoul on July 2, 2025, to undergo questioning over former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team has formally summoned former President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear as a suspect on July 29 and former first lady Kim Keon Hee on August 6 over alleged election interference.
  • The defense ministry suspended Maj. Gen. Kim Yong-dae from his role as head of the Drone Operations Command after a court rejected his arrest warrant in the probe of forged documents linked to covert drone dispatches to North Korea.
  • Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been booked for suspected perjury after surveillance footage contradicted his testimony on the handling of the December 3 martial law declaration.
  • Three special counsel teams have agreed to share seized evidence across investigations into martial law, election meddling and a Marine’s death to prevent duplication and streamline inquiries.
  • Probes remain active into a covert Mongolia operation and manipulated military records of October 2024 drone flights as officials assess potential treason charges.