Police have summoned former Presidential Chief of Staff Chung Jin-suk for questioning over allegations that he ordered the wiping of Presidential Office computers immediately after former President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.
According to police on Friday, the Investigation Team 2 of the Special Investigation Headquarters for Three Major Special Counsels under the National Police Agency notified Chung's side of the summons as a suspect. Chung is accused of ordering the initialization of Presidential Office computers along with former Presidential General Affairs Secretary Yoon Jae-soon immediately after the impeachment.
Police believe the two attempted to destroy evidence related to the December 3 martial law declaration and have booked them on charges including destruction of public electronic records, violation of the Presidential Records Management Act, and abuse of authority. The special counsel investigating the insurrection case had previously been investigating Presidential Office officials including Chung and Yoon, considering the possibility that the destroyed data may have been connected to the martial law declaration.