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| ▲ Special counsel Cho Eun-suk announces the results of his team's investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law in this file photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025. (Yonhap) |
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Police raid special counsel office in martial law probe
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police on Tuesday raided a special counsel office, as part of their investigation into allegations that the Ministry of Justice attempted to secure detention space within correctional facilities following the martial law declaration in December 2024.
A special investigation team from the Korean National Police Agency sent investigators to the office of special counsel Cho Eun-suk in southern Seoul in the morning to secure the detention space-related data from documents previously seized by Cho's team during its raid on former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae.
Police said the raid was conducted in connection with the probe into Shin Yong-hae, former head of the Korea Correctional Service, who is accused of playing a role in the martial law imposition.
Shin is suspected of assessing detention capacity at correctional facilities in the capital area under the direction of Park during martial law. Shin is said to have reported to Park that an additional 3,600 detainees could be accommodated.
The special counsel team concluded last month that Shin also asked his subordinates to write a document on ways to adjust the number of inmates and consider parole to secure detention space. It then indicted Park on martial law-related charges and transferred Shin's case to the police.
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