The South Korean police are checking the call history of the personal phone of the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok-yeol as part of the investigation into the events of martial law on December 3-4. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency.
The special investigation team is interested in whether there were calls to other key participants in those events. The police have received a corresponding warrant. Law enforcement agencies also intend to gain access to the phone, which is used for closed communication.
The police have received a document that President Yoon Seok-yeol handed to Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok before martial law was declared. According to the agency, the note listed measures, including reducing expenses for the maintenance of the parliament and the formation of its budget under martial law.
The police have questioned 10 of the 12 participants in the cabinet meeting on December 3. President Yoon Seok-yeol and Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun did not appear at the police station. Law enforcement agencies assume that the meeting before the declaration of martial law was held with a number of procedural problems, given the lack of a meeting protocol.