Local time today (July 6), the South Korean Special Prosecution Investigation Agency (SPIA) requested a court detention of former President Yoon Suk-yeol on suspicions of obstructing official duties and forging official documents. This marks the third instance in which the investigative agency has applied to the court for the detention of Yoon Suk-yeol since his release on March 8 this year. The Seoul Central District Court will make a decision on whether to detain Yoon Suk-yeol after reviewing the case. (CCTV, Tang Xin)
Yoon Suk-yeol Ends SPIA Investigation After Nearly 15 Hours and Returns Home (China News Service)
According to reports from Yonhap News Agency on July 5, local time, former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was summoned by the Independent Investigative Commission (SPIA) for the second round of investigations into the internal unrest case. After approximately 14 hours and 30 minutes, he left the Seoul High Court at 23:54 that evening.
The report states that around 9 AM on the 5th, Yoon Suk-yeol arrived at the SPIA’s office located in the Seoul High Court. The investigation began at 9:4 AM without any prior interviews or video recordings.
The morning session focused on allegations that Yoon Suk-yeol had instructed the presidential security office to prevent the arrest of senior public officials by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPA). The investigation lasted about 3 hours. In the afternoon, the focus shifted to verifying the background and legal procedures surrounding the issuance of the state of emergency before and after its announcement.
Reports indicated that there were predictions that the investigation might continue into the night, but the SPIA completed all questions by 18:34 that day. Yoon Suk-yeol did not refuse to answer questions and spent nearly 5 hours going through the transcript page by page starting from the evening until 23:30.
After analyzing Yoon Suk-yeol’s statements from that day, the SPIA will decide whether to issue an additional summons or directly request the court to issue a warrant of arrest.
Previous reports stated that on December 3, 2024, then-South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol issued an emergency decree. On January 26, 2025, the Seoul Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigation Division of the State Prosecutor’s Office detained and charged Yoon Suk-yeol with “conducting internal unrest.” Yoon Suk-yeol became the first current president in South Korean constitutional history to be prosecuted. On April 4, the Constitutional Court of South Korea announced the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, leading to his resignation as president.