Seoul: The former head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) underwent police questioning for the third time Monday over allegations he blocked investigators' attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid. Park Chong-jun, who stepped down as chief of the PSS last Friday, has been booked on charges of obstructing official duties as presidential security officials have blocked the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) from executing a warrant to detain Yoon. Park told reporters that he will cooperate with the investigation "with sincerity."
According to Yonhap News Agency, a senior official at the PSS failed to appear for police questioning Monday, defying a summons for the third time. The National Office of Investigation's special investigation team requested Lee Kwang-woo, known as one of the loyalists for Yoon, appear before police for questioning by 10 a.m., but Lee failed to show up. Police plan to file an arrest warrant for Lee, citing his flight risk.