Police question ex-interior minister in martial law probe
Published: 19 Apr. 2025, 09:54
![Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min speaks as a witness at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 11, during the seventh hearing of then President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/04/19/8b2217b9-5967-4867-9a71-c87a85908cfa.jpg)
Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min speaks as a witness at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 11, during the seventh hearing of then President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. [YONHAP]
Police on Friday questioned former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year.
Lee is suspected of attempting to cut off power and water supplies to media outlets critical of the president following Yoon's declaration of martial law on Dec. 3.
The police's special investigation team summoned Lee for questioning as a suspect in the case.
In February, investigators raided Lee's residence and two offices — one located in Seoul and the other in the central administrative city of Sejong. The homes and offices of National Fire Agency Commissioner Heo Suk-gon and his deputy, Lee Yeong-pal, were also searched as part of the probe.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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