A special counsel team has raided the defense ministry and the presidential National Security Office in its investigation to determine whether the Yoon Suk Yeol government interfered in a 2023 inquest into the death of a Marine.

The team, led by special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon, sent its investigators to the ministry, the National Security Office, and the residences of those involved to secure evidence.

Those targeted in the raid include former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and former presidential secretaries Lee Si-won and Lim Ki-hoon.

The special counsel team is looking into allegations that the presidential office and top military officials exerted undue influence on the probe after Yoon got angry and took issue with the military’s initial findings on the Marine’s death.

The team plans to secure materials related to a meeting that Yoon presided over on July 31, 2023, as well as documents concerning the defense ministry’s retrieval of case records from the police.