4 PPP lawmakers indicted for blocking investigators from detaining ex-President Yoon in 2025
A special counsel team said Friday it has indicted four lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for allegedly obstructing investigators from detaining former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the wake of his failed 2024 martial law bid. Reps. Na Kyung-won, Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-jin and Yoon Sang-hyun face charges of special obstruction of official duties for allegedly forming a…
The People Power Party (PPP) has indicted four of its lawmakers for allegedly obstructing investigators from detaining former President Yoon Suk Yeol in 2025. The lawmakers in question are Reps. Na Kyung-won, Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-jin, and Yoon Sang-hyun. They are accused of special obstruction of official duties for forming a human wall with Yoon's supporters outside the presidential residence on January 15, 2025.
This occurred during investigators' second attempt to detain Yoon over his failed martial law bid. According to special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team, the defendants did more than just oppose the detention; they physically blocked entry into the residence by forming a human wall with other people. This claim was confirmed by reviewing footage and testimonies from officials involved in the operation.
Despite investigators' earlier attempts to detain Yoon that month, the Presidential Security Service refused to cooperate.
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