There are reporters from the legal team of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. Let's connect the site here. Youngsoo Kim, reporter Kim Chul-hee, please come out. [Reporter] Following this, the high-ranking government official's crime investigation office will bring you relevant news. We have been reporting on the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol since early this morning. Reporter Kim Chul-hee, please tell us the situation so far.
[Reporter]
I think the time we arrived here was around 5:40 a.m. As it was almost 6 o'clock, the vehicles of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit began to move busily, and around 6:14 a.m., the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit vehicle was spotted leaving the area.About an hour later, the screen where the vehicle of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit arrived at the official residence was confirmed. Around 8 o'clock, investigators got off and started consulting with the security service, and it was confirmed that they entered the inside from 8 o'clock onwards. The time when the Senior Prosecutor Lee Dae-hwan officially announced the execution of the arrest warrant was around 8:04 p.m., and it was found that the senior prosecutor Lee Dae-hwan is executing the execution.
Currently, about 150 people are executing arrest warrants at their official residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, including 30 from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and 120 from the police special forces. The time we passed through that first cordon on the screen is 9:50 a.m., which is currently understood. After that, he entered in front of the official residence, presented an arrest warrant to the security chief and asked for cooperation, but the security chief seems to have expressed his position not to search for the reason that it is a security zone under the Security Act. We continue to show you the screen of our official residence, but so far, it seems that the personnel of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit have not yet been deployed.
[Anchor]
There are a lot of on-site reporters, and this is the screen that can be checked with the camera. Therefore, it is not known in detail about the details of the consultation with the head of the security service and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. The grounds that the security agency is blocking are in the Presidential Security Act. The security service is supposed to protect the president and his family, and in the case of the security chief, if deemed necessary for performing his or her duties, he or she can designate a security zone. You can maintain order, manage traffic, check and control access. It's the basis that the security service prevents the execution of arrest warrants. On the other hand, the basis of the police, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, and the headquarters will be an arrest warrant. He also emphasized that obstructing the execution of arrest warrants could lead to charges of obstructing the execution of special public affairs and punishment. I sent an official warning letter earlier. Interference with the execution of special public affairs is a case of obstruction of public affairs by showing the power of a group or multiple or obstructing the execution of public affairs by carrying dangerous objects. In this case, if a public official is injured, he or she could face imprisonment for more than three years. The situation in which the Korea Communications Standards Agency and the bodyguards are confronting each other has been going on for hours. Isn't this the confrontation expected?
[Reporter]
Although President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment bill crosses the threshold of the National Assembly and is under impeachment, he maintains his current presidency. That's why I'm being guarded by the security service. So, concerns continued to arise that the government agency and the security agency could collide with each other. So, the Airborne Division sent an official warning letter to the security office, and the head of the Airborne Division told reporters that if they locked the iron door and did not comply with the execution of the warrant, it would be an obstruction of the execution of public affairs. The reason why I put in my career was because there was a fear of conflict with supporters, but fortunately, there seems to be no special conflict, although supporters flocked. It is known that about 2,700 experiences have been put in. It seems that the action is being taken well on the spot, but it should be closed well so that there are no more casualties or collisions.
[Reporter]
We're giving you a breaking news subtitle, but there's breaking news from the police. It was announced by the police special forces. The police special team officially said there was a physical fight in the process of breaking through the police cordon. It was also confirmed that the police confronted military personnel while going up the presidential residence. The police said that the Army Capital Defense Command interfered with the execution of the arrest warrant. The evidence has been completed for the soldiers who interfered with the execution of the arrest warrant, and they have even said they will consider whether to book it. In summary, it seems that the police identified this as an army radiation force in the process of confronting military personnel in the process of entering the official residence. So, there was a breaking news that the police were considering whether to book based on the evidence. Reporter Kim Chul-hee, what will happen to the arrest process if an arrest warrant is executed for President Yoon Suk Yeol?
[Reporter]
Currently, prosecutors and investigators from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit are going to their official residence with the original arrest warrant. If you meet the president, you will present an arrest warrant and announce the Miranda Principles. Here, I will explain the reason for the arrest warrant. It's about 17 to 18 kilometers from here, so if you move quickly, you can arrive in about 20 minutes. Of course, it can take about an hour if there is no control like in the morning. If the control is in place, it seems that it will be possible to arrive in 20 minutes.
[Reporter]
I told you that we have been confronting in front of the presidential residence for several hours. If we have any additional news, we will deliver it again. Sangam-dong studio, please come out.
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