"Emergency martial law" co-operation investigation headquarters launched...Excluded Prosecution 'Flustered'

[Anchor]
The Criminal Investigation Office of high-ranking government officials investigating the emergency martial law incident and the police have decided to form a so-called "cooperation investigation headquarters" that includes the Ministry of National Defense's investigation headquarters.

The prosecution, which had been requesting a joint investigation discussion, was found to have not been contacted in advance, and it is perceived to be embarrassed.

Connect with reporters to find out more. Reporter Kim Taewon!

I understand that the prosecution, the police, and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit have continued to discuss joint investigations, but the investigation headquarters has been set up separately except for the prosecution?

[Reporter]
The high-ranking government official's crime investigation office, the National Police Agency's National Police Agency, and the Ministry of National Defense's investigation headquarters have launched a joint investigation headquarters for a joint investigation into martial law.

The Dong-A Ilbo explained the purpose of the launch, saying, 'To solve the confusion and inefficiency caused by duplicate investigations,
It added that it will cooperate organically by utilizing the legal expertise of the
Airborne Division, the right to claim warrants, the police's investigation experience and capabilities, and the military expertise of the Ministry of National Defense.

As a result, the competition for investigation by investigative agencies over the emergency martial law situation is expected to be reorganized from the existing multilateral structure to the bilateral structure between the joint government and the prosecution.

[Anchor]
For the prosecution, which has been seeking consultations between investigative agencies, the impact of being excluded from the joint investigation will not be small, so what is the internal atmosphere like?

[Reporter]
Yes, there are signs of panic within the prosecution.

The YTN report confirmed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, the police, and the Ministry of National Defense did not contact the prosecution in advance regarding the launch of the cooperative headquarters.
An official from the
Supreme Prosecutors' Office told YTN that there was no contact or discussion at all, saying he knew about the launch through the media.

He said he will review whether he is willing to participate in the investigation headquarters as he heard the news a while ago.

The prosecution sent an official letter to the police and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit yesterday (9th) to resolve the issue of overlapping investigations.

If the police and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit discussed the schedule and let us know, the prosecution also expressed its intention to attend.
He did not hide his displeasure with the launch of a collaborative version that excluded only the prosecution
.

Separately, the prosecution has decided to send five additional prosecutors and 10 investigators to the special prosecutor's office from tomorrow.

There will be a large-scale investigation team of 78 people, including support personnel,
It is expected that the investigation competition between the joint investigation and the prosecution will continue in the future
.

[Anchor]
Let's continue with the news of the prosecution's investigation.

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said he attempted to kill himself, but he was investigated without much trouble?

[Reporter]
Yes, the prosecution conducted the fourth suspect investigation against former Minister Kim from around 2 p.m. to around 6 p.m. today.

As it is the first investigation since the arrest, it seems to have been relatively simple to check changes in the attitude of statements.

Former Minister Kim attempted to kill himself at around 11:50 p.m. last night while waiting for the results of the warrant review at the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul.

The investigation was also found to have been carried out without any major problems as the detention center staff was immediately dispatched and moved to the shelter.

We are also continuing to investigate references to officials who know the situation before and after the martial law incident.

Kim Se-woon, head of the Special Operations Aviation Group, who was involved in the deployment of martial law forces to the National Assembly using helicopters, was called as a reference for investigation.

Hong Jang-won, a former first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service who testified to the National Assembly, also investigated that he was told by President Yoon at the time of martial law to catch and organize all major politicians.

We are also focusing our efforts on securing physical evidence by confiscating and searching the Special Warfare Command, which was used to block the National Assembly during the emergency martial law.

[Anchor]
After all, the prosecution's sword point is aimed at President Yoon Suk Yeol, but is it imminent to secure or investigate him?

[Reporter]
It's hard to conclude that yet.

The prosecution is said to have made a policy to investigate President Yoon himself after sufficiently strengthening the allegations by investigating those involved.
In any case, it seems clear that President Yoon is at the "peak" of the suspicion investigated by the prosecution.

Judging that the head of the civil war was President Yoon, he requested a warrant by applying the charge of "working on important missions for civil war" to former Minister Kim.

As the court also issued a warrant and mentioned that former Minister Kim's charges were cleared, it seems to have acknowledged the possibility of martial law being a civil war to some extent.

In response, President Yoon is also reportedly preparing for the investigation by recognizing his lawyer.

So far, I'm Kim Tae-won of YTN at the Special Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecution Service.

Reporter: Kim Ja-young