Seoul: A special counsel team attempted to raid the home of former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday over suspicions of inciting an insurrection following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s bid to impose martial law in December. The team of special counsel Cho Eun-suk arrived at Hwang’s home to execute a search and seizure warrant, but the door was locked and investigators waited outside to be let in.
According to Yonhap News Agency, assistant special counsel Park Ji-young stated during a press briefing that the raid is connected to a case filed with the police regarding insurrection incitement charges related to former Prime Minister Hwang’s actions on the day martial law was imposed. Park Ji-young expressed hope that Hwang would cooperate with the court-issued warrant, noting his background as a jurist and former minister of justice.
Hwang, who served as prime minister under former President Park Geun-hye, was reported to the police in December by an online news outlet. The report was based on Facebook posts he made on December 3, the day Yoon declared martial law. In those posts, Hwang called for the use of an emergency decree to “eradicate” pro-North Korea forces and individuals involved in “electoral fraud.” He also advocated for the arrest of National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik and then People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon.