First sitting president's arrest warrant issued in constitutional history... "Primary of enforcement"

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

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit stressed that the execution of warrants is a principle, but President Yoon refuted that he would respond legally, calling it illegal and invalid.

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 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.

First of all, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said the crimes listed on the arrest warrant were charges of "insurrection officer" and "insurrection leader."

The president claimed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not have the right to investigate rebellion, but the court is believed to have not accepted it.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that the reason for the court's issuance of a warrant was that the president did not respond to the request for attendance without justifiable reasons and that there were considerable reasons to suspect that he had committed a crime.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said that as long as the warrant is issued, it is a principle to execute it, and the validity period is until January 6.

[Anchor]
President Yoon is strongly protesting?

[Reporter]
Yes, Yoon Gap-geun, a lawyer for President Yoon, held a press conference in front of the Seoul High Prosecutor's Office today.Attorney

Yoon explained that issuing arrest warrants is illegal and invalid, and that this position is the will of the president.

Let's listen to the recording first.

[Attorney Yoon Kap-geun / Yoon Suk Yeol Presidential Counsel: It is surprising that a warrant requested by an unauthorized agency has been issued, and a warrant has been filed at 12 p.m. as if it were a military operation, and a warrant has been filed at the Seoul Western District Court as if it were shopping for a warrant]

He then stressed that the joint investigation headquarters itself is an illegal organization, and that he will only comply with legal procedures in the future.The lawyers of President Yun

also said they would apply for a power dispute trial and a provisional injunction to suspend the validity of the arrest warrant to the Constitutional Court.

[Anchor]
Let's look at the breaking news of the investigation.

The prosecution handed over Yeo In-hyeong, the commander of the National Army's counterintelligence command, and Lee Jin-woo, the commander of the Capital Defense Command, to trial, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the special investigation headquarters of the prosecution's emergency martial law indicted two people on charges of engaging in important missions and abusing their authority today (31st).

Commander Yeo In-hyeong is accused of forming and operating an arrest group after being instructed by former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to "arrest and detain about 10 people, including National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik, Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung, and then People's Power Representative Han Dong-hoon."

The commander is accused of planning to block the National Assembly and trying to interfere with the decision to lift martial law.

The prosecution also released the commander's mobile phone memo, which was found to have reported to former Minister Kim a day before martial law was declared, such as the absence of fear and the deployment of anti-terrorism initial action units.It was also revealed that they searched for tools to break doors, such as

<branching levers, and whether the National Assembly could be dissolved.

Prosecutors plan to indict Kwak Jong-geun, commander of the Army Special Forces Command, Park An-soo, former commander of martial law, and Moon Sang-ho, commander of intelligence, in turn, who are about to be arrested.

So far, the airlift has delivered it to you.

Reporter for filming
: Park Kyung-tae