Special prosecutor indicts Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-se, Yoon Sang-hyun for obstructing Yoon's arrest

South Korea's second special prosecutor's office is investigating allegations that lawmakers obstructed the arrest of former President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The office, led by special prosecutor Kwon Chang-young, announced on the 29th that it has indicted three People Power Party lawmakers: Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-se, and Yoon Sang-hyun. They are accused of obstructing a public official's duty, with prosecutors alleging they played leading roles in interfering with the investigation through SNS posts and media interviews.

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Among the People Power Party lawmakers whose obstruction of arrest has been confirmed, Kim Gi-hyeon, Kwon Young-se, and Yoon Sang-hyun, who actively argued for the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials' investigative authority and the illegitimacy of warrant execution through SNS or media interviews, have been additionally indicted.

Special Prosecutor Kwon stated that the investigation was reopened after analyzing video evidence of the arrest process, which revealed facts not fully clarified during a previous inquiry. The office has also sent a summons to lawmaker Na Kyung-won, who was previously indicted for similar obstruction charges, requesting her appearance for questioning. However, no response has been received yet.

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We reopened the case because, after analyzing the evidence footage of the arrest process, there was a need to investigate facts that were not sufficiently clarified in the investigation of the rebellion special prosecutor.