Whether or not to arrest former Minister Baek Woon-gyu, who was involved in the so-called 'Ministry of Industry Blacklist' case, will be decided as early as the day after (15th).
The Seoul Eastern District Court will conduct a substantive examination of the warrant of former Minister Baek, who is accused of obstructing the exercise of the right to abuse of power, at 10:30 am on the 15th.
Whether or not former Minister Baek will be arrested is expected to come out as early as the same day.
Earlier this morning, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant for Baek.
Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik is accused of demanding that the heads of 13 affiliated organizations submit resignations while serving as Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Prosecutors have called former Minister Baek as a suspect from the morning of the 9th and conducted an investigation for over 14 hours.
It is noteworthy whether the prosecution's investigation can be expanded to key figures in the Blue House of the Moon Jae-in government as the prosecution requested an arrest warrant four days after the prosecution conducted a subpoena investigation of former Minister Baek.
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