경찰, 한덕수·최상목 출국금지, 김성훈 출금 연장…수사 급물살Travel bans slapped on former Prime Minis

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경찰, 한덕수·최상목 출국금지, 김성훈 출금 연장…수사 급물살

Travel bans slapped on former Prime Minister Han, former Finance Minister Choi

한덕수 전 총리 및 최상목 전 기획재정부 장관 출국 및 여행 금지 조치

Police summons former ministers in insurrection investigation

경찰, 전직 장관들을 내란 혐의 조사에 소환

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Published: 27 May. 2025, 14:51 The Korea JoongAng Daily / 중앙일보

LIM JEONG-WON lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, right, and former Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs Choi Sang-mok, left, attend a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul on April 29. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Police slapped a travel ban on former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday.

The ban comes after police questioned the two on Monday over their alleged involvement in now-deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol's controversial declaration of martial law on Dec. 3.

Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min was also questioned on Monday.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]

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Police summons former ministers in insurrection investigation

Published: 26 May. 2025, 16:30Updated: 26 May. 2025, 19:11 The Korea JoongAng Daily / 중앙일보

Former Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok leaves a plenary session at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on May 1. [YONHAP]

Police summoned Choi Sang-mok, former deputy prime minister for economic affairs, for questioning at noon on Monday.

The summon follows those of Han Duck-soo, former prime minister, and Lee Sang-min, former interior and safety minister at 10 a.m. on the same day. They were questioned over their alleged involvement in the controversial martial law declaration on Dec. 3.

The Monday questioning comes after a CCTV footage appeared to contradict statements the officials previously made to law enforcement and during legislative hearings.

All three had been previously questioned at least once by police on charges of insurrection, stemming from the events surrounding the Dec. 3 martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Han Duck-soo [YONHAP]

Police say new evidence prompted the additional questioning. Recently obtained CCTV footage from the presidential office corridors and reception rooms showed activity between 6 p.m. on Dec. 3 and the following day — a critical time frame leading up to the martial law announcement. Investigators found inconsistencies between the footage and prior statements made by the three former officials.

Han previously testified in his first questioning on Dec. 13 that he headed to the presidential office after receiving a call from then President Yoon at 8 p.m. on the day martial law was declared. Han also stated that he had not been informed of the martial law plan in advance and that he repeatedly tried to dissuade the president.

In a parliamentary hearing in February, Han said, “[The martial law declaration] was such a shocking situation that it’s hard to recall everything clearly,” and avoided answering questions about a note that had reportedly been circulated during the Cabinet meeting. The note allegedly instructed officials to secure emergency funds, including from legislative reserves, in preparation for martial law.

Former Minister Lee, testifying as a witness during the seventh impeachment hearing in February, said he had briefly seen several notes at the presidential office, one of which contained references to cutting off power and water services.

“I saw them from a distance while entering the room to urge the president against the martial law declaration. I only stayed for about one to two minutes,” he said.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Choi told lawmakers at a Feb. 6 hearing that someone did hand him a note, however, when asked whether he read it, Choi said he “didn’t read the contents. Since it came in note form, I handed it to one of my aides to hold onto. It was such a chaotic moment under martial law — I didn’t think to read it.”

Choi made similar remarks during emergency parliamentary inquiries, saying, “I didn’t know what the note was about at the time, so I just stuffed it in my pocket,” and, “It wasn’t until I saw the National Assembly vote to lift martial law that I realized the note existed.”

Choi also reportedly told investigators that he deliberately withheld his signature from the Cabinet meeting minutes as a way to express his opposition to the declaration.

At a National Assembly hearing on Feb. 6, Choi said he received a paper during the Cabinet meeting that included budgetary details for an emergency legislative body, but added that he “had no interest in it and didn’t intend to open it,” and had simply “stuffed it in his pocket” amid the chaos.

Former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min answers questions as a witness during the seventh hearing of the Constitutional Court’s impeachment trial of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Feb. 11. [NEWS1]

A police official said the CCTV footage and recently publicized testimony showed “clear discrepancies” that required clarification.

“We are in the process of verifying those inconsistencies,” the police said.

All three officials claimed they advised against the declaration of martial law during questioning. Investigators are now working to determine whether the officials misrepresented their roles during the Cabinet meeting and whether they were actively involved in supporting or facilitating the emergency measures. Police are also examining whether the former officials directly received any related documents.

Separately, investigators have found evidence suggesting that key data stored on secure phones used by former President Yoon, former National Intelligence Service Deputy Director Hong Jang-won, and former Seoul Police Chief Kim Bong-sik was remotely deleted on Dec. 6, three days after the martial law declaration. The deleted data was discovered during a forensic analysis of encrypted phone servers recently provided by the Presidential Security Service. Police described the level of deletion as tantamount to a factory reset. While no one has been formally charged with destruction of evidence, investigators say the circumstances warrant further inquiry.

BY LEE HAY-JUNE [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]

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경찰, 한덕수·최상목 출국금지, 김성훈 출금 연장…수사 급물살(종합)

이동환2025. 5. 27. 15:53 연합뉴스

계엄 수사 새 국면…비화폰 서버·국무회의 CCTV 토대로 조사 확대

전날 韓·崔·이상민 소환 조사…尹 관련 진술 검토하며 추가 수순

한덕수 전 국무총리(왼쪽)와 최상목 전 경제부총리 [연합뉴스 자료사진]

(서울=연합뉴스) 이동환 김준태 최윤선 기자 = 경찰이 내란 혐의 피의자로 수사 중인 한덕수 전 국무총리와 최상목 전 경제부총리를 출국금지했다고 27일 밝혔다.

출금 조치는 이달 중순께 이뤄진 것으로 전해졌다.

경찰 비상계엄 특별수사단은 전날 한 전 총리와 최 전 부총리, 이상민 전 행정안전부 장관을 소환해 10시간 안팎의 조사를 벌인 뒤 귀가시켰다.

경찰은 윤석열 전 대통령 관련 진술을 중심으로 이들의 피의자 신문조서 내용을 살펴보면서 후속 조사 여부와 추가 조치 등 방향을 다각도로 검토할 방침이다.

이 전 장관의 경우 지난해 12월 이뤄진 출국금지가 연장됐다.

김성훈 경호차장(왼쪽)-이광우 경호본부장 [연합뉴스 자료사진]

경찰은 아울러 윤석열 전 대통령 체포 저지 혐의(특수공무집행방해)를 받는 대통령경호처 박종준 전 처장, 김성훈 차장, 이광우 경호본부장 등 경호처 수뇌부에 대한 출국금지가 이달 연장됐다고 밝혔다.

경찰은 최근 대통령경호처로부터 확보한 대통령실 국무회의장(대접견실) 내부와 대통령 집무실 복도 폐쇄회로(CC)TV 영상을 분석해 이들이 계엄 관련 문건을 수령하는 과정 등에 대해 허위 진술을 한 게 아닌지 캐물은 것으로 전해졌다.

출금 조치에 이어 소환 조사까지 이뤄지는 등 급물살을 타면서 향후 경찰 수사는 더욱 강도 높게 진행될 전망이다.

한 전 총리의 경우 지난 2월 6일 국회 청문회에 출석해 "선포 당시 (비상계엄 선포문을) 전혀 인지 못 했고, 계엄 해제 국무회의를 마치고 사무실로 출근해 양복 뒷주머니에 있는 것을 알았다"고 증언한 바 있다.

윤 전 대통령에게 비상입법기구 창설 등이 담긴 쪽지를 받았다는 의혹을 받는 최 전 부총리는 앞서 "누군가 접힌 쪽지 형태로 자료를 줬다"며 "(계엄과 관련해) 무시하기로 했으니 덮어 놓자고 하고 보지는 않았다"고 주장했다.

이상민 전 장관 [헌법재판소 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]

이 전 장관은 2월 11일 탄핵심판 변론에 증인으로 나와 윤 전 대통령의 언론사 단전·단수 지시 의혹을 부인하며 "대통령실(집무실)에서 종이쪽지 몇 개를 멀리서 본 게 있는데, 그중에 소방청 단전, 단수, 이런 내용이 적혀 있었다"고 말했다.

경찰 특별수사단은 최근 경호처로부터 임의제출받은 비화폰 서버 기록을 분석하는 과정에서 윤 전 대통령, 홍장원 전 국정원 1차장, 김봉식 전 서울경찰청장과 관련된 사용자 정보가 원격 삭제된 정황도 포착했다.

아직 원격 삭제를 지시한 피의자가 특정되지는 않았지만, 배후에 윤 전 대통령이나 김성훈 차장이 있을 가능성도 배제하지 않는 것으로 전해졌다.

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