Former Presidential Security Chief Interrogated for 13 Hours in Coup Investigation

July 5, 2025
Former Presidential Security Chief Interrogated for 13 Hours in Coup Investigation

On July 4, Park Jong-jun, the former head of the Presidential Security Service, appeared at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, for questioning related to a special investigation into a coup. He was under intense interrogation for approximately 13 hours and returned home around 2:30 AM on July 5.

As reporters awaited his comments, they inquired whether he received orders from former President Yoon Suk-yeol to obstruct the execution of his arrest warrant or to delete information from a secure phone. Park declined to answer, stating, "I have already provided detailed information during the investigation, and I cannot disclose anything further at this time."

During the questioning, the special investigation team focused on whether Park received directives from Yoon to hinder his arrest. They also probed the circumstances surrounding the deletion of sensitive information from secure phones belonging to Yoon and Hong Jang-won, the former first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service, just four days after the declaration of a state of emergency on December 7 of last year. The investigation team suspects that both incidents were carried out under Yoon's orders.

The special investigation team plans to summon Yoon on the same day to question him about the allegations of obstructing his arrest. During the initial investigation on June 28, they began with the obstruction allegations, but the inquiry was disrupted for over three hours due to claims that the involvement of Park Chang-hwan, the head of the Major Crimes Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency, was inappropriate since he participated in the execution of the arrest warrant. There are concerns that the investigation may face further disruptions as the team insists on questioning Park regarding the obstruction allegations.

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