CIO secures key supplies in raid on presidential workplace over Marine demise case

The state anti-corruption investigation workplace raided the presidential workplace for a second day Thursday and secured some key supplies associated to allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol interfered in a army probe into the demise of a Marine conscript two years in the past.

The Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers resumed its efforts to go looking the presidential workplace earlier within the day, a day after it halted the execution of a search attributable to extra discussions in regards to the methodology and scope of the raid.

„The raid on the presidential workplace and Nationwide Safety Workplace concluded round 4:30 p.m. It proceeded easily with the cooperation of the related establishments,“ the CIO stated in a launch.

The allegation facilities on Yoon’s attainable involvement within the Marine Corps‘ investigation into the demise of Cpl. Chae Su-geun, who was swept away by a swollen stream in Yecheon, 161 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in July 2023 whereas on a search mission following heavy rains.

Marine Corps investigators held Lim Seong-geun, former commander of the Marine Corps 1st Division to which Chae belonged, and 7 others answerable for the conscript’s demise, and sought to switch them to police on negligent murder and different costs.

Former Protection Minister Lee Jong-sup initially permitted the investigation findings and the switch plan, however reversed his choice the following day, allegedly beneath stress from Yoon.

Thursday’s raid goals to safe data of conferences and entry logs on the presidential workplace, amongst different issues, from round July 31, 2023, when rumors about Yoon’s involvement started to flow into.

Investigators introduced a warrant to the presidential workplace and „obtained some essential supplies by way of mutual settlement,“ based on CIO officers. (Yonhap)