<Anchor> The
arrest warrant for Prosecutor Son Jun-seong, who was accused of being involved in the accusation of passport personnel at the time of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, was dismissed late last night (26th). It seems inevitable that a setback in the investigation into the allegation of indictment will be unavoidable.
This is the first news reporter Park Chan-geun.
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Seoul Central District Court Judge Lee Se-chang in charge of warrants stated the reason for dismissing Prosecutor Son Jun-seong, saying that "the necessity and relevance of arrest is insufficient."
The Public Investigation Service insisted that prosecutor Son Jun-seong, a key suspect in the allegation of indictment, be uncooperative in the investigation and should be arrested and investigated. judged that.
In addition, he said, "Prosecutor Son's statement that he will faithfully participate in future investigations during the interrogation process has been comprehensively considered," he said.
[Son Jun-seong/Prosecutor: Thank you to the judiciary for making a wise decision. That's more.] The
Ministry of Airborne Affairs is investigating as it is believed that Prosecutor Son Jun-seong delivered a letter of accusation against passport officials to Rep. Kim Woong right before the general election in April last year.
In the process, the Ministry of Airborne Affairs applied for an arrest warrant saying that Prosecutor Sohn was continuously delaying his appearance, but was dismissed.
However, as the request for an arrest warrant was also dismissed, it became inevitable that the investigation by the Public Service Agency on the allegation of accusation would be disrupted.
The agency, which was denied the first arrest warrant requested since its inception, said, "Unfortunately, we respect the judgment of the court," and said that it would decide whether to request a warrant again after an investigation into the hand test and reinforcement of evidence.