Ex-PSS chief appears for 2nd day of police questioning over obstructing Yoon’s detainment

Park Chong-jun, heart, former chief of the Presidential Safety Service, leaves the Joint Investigation Headquarters in western Seoul, Jan. 10, after police questioning concerning allegations that he blocked investigators‘ try to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yonhap

The previous head of the Presidential Safety Service (PSS) appeared earlier than police Saturday for questioning over allegations that he blocked investigators‘ try to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a martial regulation probe.

Park Chong-jun, who stepped down as chief of the PSS the day gone by, has been booked on costs of obstructing official duties as presidential safety officers have blocked the Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers (CIO) from executing the warrant to detain Yoon.

Park appeared on the Joint Investigation Headquarters in western Seoul at round 9 a.m. for the second day of questioning following his preliminary look, Friday.

On that day, Park submitted his resignation shortly earlier than showing for a 13-hour police questioning, following two prior refusals to adjust to police requests.

The CIO secured a brand new arrest warrant for Yoon, Tuesday, after an preliminary seven-day warrant expired, and is coordinating with police on the second try to arrest Yoon.

Individually, Lee Jin-ha, the PSS‘ head of the safety and security division, who additionally faces costs of obstructing official duties, appeared earlier than the police at round 1:55 p.m. after two summonses.

He’s the second PSS official to seem for police questioning.

In the meantime, PSS Deputy Chief Kim Seong-hoon, the present performing head of the service, snubbed the police’s request to seem for questioning for the third time, Saturday, saying the seriousness of his duties in defending Yoon makes it not possible for him to step away from his put up even for a quick second.

Kim is anticipated to guide efforts to cease the execution of the second arrest warrant since Park has resigned.

Police are additionally prone to search an arrest warrant in opposition to Kim as he has ignored three summonses. (Yonhap)