Attorney General to notify police of his intention to attend...Han Deok-soo and others are expected to be called back.

[Anchor]
Justice Minister Park Sung-jae, who attended the Cabinet meeting that deliberated on emergency martial law, decided to attend the police special investigation team for investigation.

It reflects Minister Park's intention that it is inappropriate for the prosecution leader to be investigated by the prosecution, and the police investigation into the remaining members of the State Council, including Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, is expected to speed up.

I'm reporter Yoon Woong-sung.

[Reporter]
Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae, who was on the investigation list for his participation in the emergency martial law incident, recently expressed his intention to attend the police special investigation team.

It is unusual for an incumbent justice minister to voluntarily undergo a police investigation,
According to a report by YTN
, Minister Park made the decision as he believed it was not appropriate to be investigated by the prosecution as the supreme supervisor in charge of all prosecutors.

Minister Park is accused of participating in the illegal declaration of martial law by attending a Cabinet meeting on the 3rd, when the emergency martial law was decided.

In this regard, Minister Park said that none of the participants in the meeting agreed to declare martial law at the time, and that he also expressed his concerns.

[Jeong Chung-rae / Chairman of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee: Does this mean that Prime Minister Han Deok-soo opposed emergency martial law? And you mean the Minister of Justice also objected with a statement?]

[Park Sung-jae / Minister of Justice] I don't remember anyone agreeing that this should be done.]

It is also argued that the meeting was not normal at the time and was only a formal procedure, which did not affect the president's declaration of martial law.

[Park Sung-jae / Minister of Justice: The opening of the meeting, agenda, etc. did not proceed normally and everyone was surprised as soon as they arrived and expressed concern....]

The special police team, which attempted to seize and search the presidential office and secured the minutes at the time, is expected to ask Minister Park about the overall process of deliberating and declaring emergency martial law.

It is expected to look at the contents and procedures, including what conversations he had with the president at the time, the reasons and types of martial law under martial law, and whether he wrote an emergency martial law notice with the signatures of the members of the State Council.

The special police team plans to speed up the investigation of the emergency martial law situation by summoning Prime Minister Han Deok-soo and other ministers who attended the meeting.

I'm YTN Yoon Woong Sung.