Arrest Warrants for Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung and Others Rejected
Arrest warrant for former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung rejected; summary of key issues in the insurrection and abuse of authority investigation Quickly check the background behind the switch to non-custodial investigation and the issues ahead
An arrest warrant for former Prosecutor General Shim Woojung and former Supreme Prosecutors' Office chief of the planning and coordination department Jeon Moogon was rejected on the 16th.
The two had undergone a prearrest suspect hearing on charges of involvement in insurrection and abuse of authority in connection with the December 3 emergency martial law, and the Seoul Central District Court was reported to have not recognized the need for detention.
With this decision, the two will undergo the investigation without detention.