Prosecutors on Thursday summoned Yeo In-hyeong, the chief of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, for questioning. Yeo, who allegedly assisted in Yoon's botched plan, was interrogated earlier this week and called in again for further questioning.
During his previous questioning, he testified that Yoon had brought up martial law multiple times in private conversations since early summer.
Yeo is accused of mobilizing soldiers to storm both the National Assembly and the National Election Commission's headquarters under an order from former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun. He is also accused of attempting to arrest key political figures including Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, and Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party.
Kim, who attempted suicide at a detention facility just before his arrest in connection with the martial law debacle, also testified that he drafted Yoon's martial law statement and that Yoon ordered a legal review of it.
Cho Ji-ho from the National Police Agency and Kim Bong-sik from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who were arrested on Tuesday, testified that they met with Yoon several hours before Yoon declared martial law on Dec. 3. The testimony contradicts Cho's earlier claim that he learned about martial law from the news.
Investigators believe they were likely in cahoots with Yoon. The previous day, they attempted to search the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul to seize documents and other records that could provide clues about Yoon's short-lived martial law, but had to return with only a few submitted copies after a standoff with security officials.
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