S. Korean police request presence of cabinet members, spy chief for questioning

SEOUL -- South Korean police said Tuesday that they have requested the presence of cabinet members and the spy agency chief for questioning over the botched martial law declaration last week.

The list of 11 officials includes Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and a few other ministers, as well as National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong.

They are believed to have attended cabinet meetings held in the lead-up to and after President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration on Dec 3.

The National Office of Investigation handling the case said they are not ruling out taking legal action to compel them to appear for questioning if they refuse to cooperate.