President Yoon's investigation...The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the Prosecution Service?

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As the prosecution has decided to transfer the case, the high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office has also taken the lead in summoning the president of Yoon Suk Yeol.

However, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit only has the right to investigate the president and does not have the right to prosecute, so the prosecution is expected to make the final decision.

Reporter Shin Ji-won reports.

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Following the National Investigation Headquarters of the police, the Special Investigation Headquarters of the prosecution handed over the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Criminal Investigation Office of high-ranking officials, and the controversy over the "duplicative investigation" ended.

As the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has decided to comprehensively investigate President Yoon's alleged rebellion and abuse of authority, the summoning investigation is likely to take place at the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

While the prosecution previously notified President Yoon to appear before the prosecution on the 21st to be investigated,
The Emergency Security Joint Investigation Headquarters, set up by the
Police and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, is discussing whether it is necessary to repeat the failed recall.

If the actual summons is made, who will enter the investigation room is also subject to discussion.

The prosecutor of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, who has the authority to investigate, may directly investigate the incumbent president, but
There is a possibility that the prosecution, which has been investigating key officials such as former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun
, may participate in the investigation.

The problem is that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit can only directly prosecute police officers who are judges or police officers and have no authority to prosecute the president.

Eventually, when the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit completes its investigation into President Yoon, the final decision, such as whether to indict him, goes back to the prosecution.

As the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit needs time to take over the prosecution's investigation data and organize the case, there is a possibility that the summoning of President Yoon may be delayed for the time being.

I'm Shin Jiwon of YTN.

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