Prosecutors Consider President Yoon as ‘Leader of Rebellion’… Kim Yong-hyun Waives Detention Review

[‘\n[Anchor]’,
, ‘It has been understood that the Special Investigation Unit of the prosecution, which is investigating the martial law situation, considers President Yoon Suk-yeol as the de facto leader of a rebellion.’,
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, ‘Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has expressed his intention to give up the pre-trial detention hearing scheduled for 3 PM today.’,
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, ‘Reporter Kim Da-hyun is on the line.’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘Yes, this is the Special Investigation Unit.’,
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, ‘[Anchor]’,
, ‘It seems the prosecution has identified President Yoon Suk-yeol as being at the top of the crime?’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘Yes, that is correct.’,
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, “The prosecution applied the charge of ‘engaging in important duties of rebellion’ when requesting an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun yesterday.”,
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, ‘Our criminal law categorizes those involved in rebellion into leaders, those engaged in important duties, and simple accomplices with different levels of punishment.’,
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, “By indicating that Kim is not the leader, it effectively means they consider President Yoon as the chief instigator of the rebellion.”,
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, ‘However, it is understood that the prosecution did not explicitly state that President Yoon is the chief instigator in the warrant.’,
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, ‘The prosecution is expected to directly target President Yoon in its future investigations.’,
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, ‘Considering the competitive investigations being conducted by the prosecution, police, and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials,’,
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, ‘we cannot rule out the possibility of these agencies moving to conduct forced investigations at the presidential office and residence in Hannam-dong.’,
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, ‘[Anchor]’,
, ‘But former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has stated he will forgo the detention hearing?’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘The Seoul Central District Court was scheduled to conduct the pre-trial detention hearing for former Minister Kim at 3 PM today.’,
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, ‘However, at 10:30 AM, he suddenly stated his intention to forgo the detention hearing.’,
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, ‘Former Minister Kim first apologized deeply to the public for causing great anxiety and inconvenience.’,
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, ‘He also stated that all responsibility for this situation lies solely with him, and that his subordinate soldiers were only following orders and fulfilling their duties.’,
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, ‘With Kim giving up his explanation, the court is expected to review the documents and decide on the issuance of the warrant as early as tonight.’,
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, ‘[Anchor]’,
, ‘Meanwhile, the prosecution is speeding up the summoning of related parties, right?’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘The prosecution is questioning former Military Intelligence Command Chief Yeo In-hyung as a suspect since 10 AM today.’,
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, ‘It is known that this is the first time an active-duty military personnel has been summoned as a suspect in this situation.’,
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, ‘Reporters were waiting to hear from former Chief Yeo, but he avoided the press and entered the investigation room.’,
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, ‘Former Chief Yeo is suspected of having played a leading role in executing martial law, such as attempting to arrest key figures immediately after the declaration of martial law.’,
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, ‘Since he is an active-duty military officer, a military prosecutor dispatched to the Special Investigations Unit is conducting the investigation.’,
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, ‘A prosecution official has stated to YTN that the investigation is progressing faster than it appears.’,
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, ‘Given the seriousness of the matter, they are hastening the process of securing testimony, detaining suspects, and collecting physical evidence.’,
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, ‘Yesterday, the prosecution conducted a search and seizure of the Military Intelligence Command and also called Kwak Jong-geun, former Airborne Special Operations Commander, as a witness.’,
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, ‘This has been Kim Da-hyun from the Special Investigation Unit for YTN.’,
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, ‘Camera operator; Kim Ja-young’,
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