President Yoon's arrest warrant issued... "Informs allegations of rebellion."

[Anchor]
An arrest warrant has been issued for the president of Yoon Suk Yeol, who is suspected of being the head of a rebellion.

It is the first time in constitutional history that an arrest warrant has been issued for a sitting president.

I'll connect you to the site and find out more about it. Reporter Lee Kyung-guk!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's a high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

[Anchor]
The Joint Investigation Headquarters requested an arrest warrant at midnight yesterday (30th), but in the end, the warrant was issued, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Seoul Western District Court issued a warrant for the arrest and search of President Yoon this morning, requested by the Joint Investigation Headquarters organized by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police.

Arrest warrants for sitting presidents have both been sought and issued, which are unprecedented in constitutional history.

The search warrant includes not only specific places but also multiple places for President Yoon to stay.

When President Yoon did not respond to the third summons notice on the 29th, the Korea Communications Standards Commission began the process of securing recruits that night in a surprise move.

The court decided to issue a warrant after a long delay.

[Anchor]
Did the reason for the issuance come out in detail?

[Reporter]
First of all, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said that the name of the crime stated in the arrest warrant was a "insurrection mob", that is, a "insurrection leader".

In the meantime, the president has insisted that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit does not have the right to investigate rebellion, but the court has not accepted this claim.

There was also a reason for the court's issuance of a warrant.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not respond to the president's request to attend investigative agencies without justifiable reasons, and there is a possibility that he will not respond afterwards.
He explained that there were considerable reasons to suspect that he had committed the crime of
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An official from the Airborne Division said the warrants issued must be executed by January 6 and a warning letter will be sent before the execution of the arrest warrant.

As he is an incumbent president, the possibility of coordinating additional summons with President Yoon cannot be ruled out, and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit reiterated that execution is a principle as an arrest warrant has been issued.

[Anchor]
Did President Yoon's position come out as well?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon's lawyers protested that the arrest warrant requested by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit without investigative power was surprising and difficult to accept.

He also repeated the claim that arrest warrants and search warrants issued by investigative agencies without investigative power are illegal and invalid.

He emphasized that it is also very regrettable to request an arrest warrant from the Western District Court, not the Seoul Central District Court, which is expected to be tried on the merits, as it is contrary to principle and precedent.

So far, the airlift has delivered it to you.

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: Park Kyung-tae