Central Investigation Agency and police push to form ‘Insurrection Special Investigation Headquarters’ to investigate martial law (comprehensive)

The Serious Crimes Investigation Office and the police form the 'Insurrection Special Investigation Headquarters' to investigate cases related to the 12/3 martial law emergency.

According to the Central Investigation Agency and police officials on the 5th, the two organizations are discussing the composition of personnel and installation location to form a special insurgency unit.

The Central Investigation Agency is considering a plan to dispatch a prosecutor-turned-regional Central Investigation Agency director-level person to the special headquarters.

It was reported that Police Inspector Kang Il-gu, who led the dedicated investigation team investigating the remaining cases after the disbandment of the 'National Police Agency's 3rd Special Prosecutor Handover Case Special Investigation Headquarters', will be dispatched to the special headquarters.

It has not been confirmed who will assume the position of head of the Special Investigation Headquarters, and a plan is being considered for the position to be jointly held by a person dispatched from the Central Investigation Agency and Inspector General Kang.

As the Heavy Water Administration, which has only been open for about a month, is currently under construction of facilities inside the building, it is expected that the special copy will be installed at the police station or in a third space.

The Insurrection Special Investigation Team is responsible for investigating all cases related to the insurrection, as well as the remaining cases handed over by the three special prosecutors and the second general special prosecutor.

The National Police Agency's dedicated investigation team, which is in charge of the remaining cases of the three special prosecutors, has closed 121 cases, including transferring 16 cases, over a period of about eight months, and is currently investigating four cases, including suspicions related to Moomin Valley in Uiwang.

Separately, the police are reviewing case records after receiving 46 unprocessed cases from the second comprehensive special prosecutor, who completed the investigation in August.

The establishment of a special headquarters to continue the investigation related to the 12/3 martial law emergency for a long period of time was officially proposed by the 2nd general special prosecutor Kwon Chang-young in August of this year when announcing the results of the investigation.

Special Prosecutor Kwon said at the time, "It is appropriate to establish a special agency in which various investigative agencies participate jointly and continue a systematic and long-term investigation in the form of a permanent organization."

Afterwards, it was reported that President Lee Jae-myung was considering installing a special civil war headquarters, and since then, the Central Investigation Agency and the police have been discussing the establishment of a special headquarters.

When the Insurgency Special Investigations Unit is launched, there are concerns about various side effects in that the investigation will continue again after a long-term investigation through the Insurrection Special Prosecutor and the Second Comprehensive Special Prosecutor.

In a situation where the Central Investigation Agency was launched with only about 66% of its capacity occupied, it is inevitable that the problem of manpower shortage will worsen if investigators are dispatched to the Special Insurgency Investigation Office.

There is also a view in the political and legal circles that the special copy of the civil war is intended to put pressure on Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, who is in conflict with President Lee.

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