Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Under Investigation for Insurrection Charges

July 24, 2025
Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Under Investigation for Insurrection Charges

On July 24, 2025, the Special Investigation Team for Insurrection began a forced investigation into former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (한덕수). Early in the morning, investigators and prosecutors conducted searches at Han's residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul, as part of the inquiry into allegations of his involvement in insurrection-related duties and perjury.

Han is suspected of supporting former President Yoon Suk-yeol's (윤석열) declaration of a state of emergency on December 3, 2022. The investigation team believes that Han signed a document for a 'post-emergency declaration' after the state of emergency was lifted and then ordered its destruction, suggesting an attempt to retroactively correct procedural flaws in the emergency declaration process.

Additionally, Han faces accusations of perjury during the impeachment trial at the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court. He claimed during a Cabinet meeting that he was unaware of the emergency declaration documents until later, when he found them in his suit pocket. However, CCTV footage from the presidential office reportedly shows him taking the emergency documents and a public address script from the meeting room.

The Special Investigation Team had previously summoned Han as a suspect for questioning on July 2, 2025.

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