Seoul: A special counsel team said Tuesday it will summon former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min this week for questioning as part of its investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to impose martial law. The team led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk notified Lee to appear for questioning, scheduled for Friday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee has been suspected of ordering the National Fire Agency after Yoon declared martial law on Dec. 3 to cut power and water to Hankyoreh, Kyunghyang Shinmun and MBC, media outlets that were critical of the Yoon administration. He has also been suspected of plotting a second martial law declaration after the initial decree was lifted during a meeting with several senior members of the administration at a presidential safe house in Seoul.
The special counsel launched a full-scale investigation last week and raided Lee's residence, the interior ministry and the office of the fire agency chief.