The 2nd hearing preparation date for the impeachment trial of the president...At this time, the Constitutional Court

[Anchor]
The Constitutional Court has held the second hearing preparation date for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

We have begun a full-fledged hearing, such as arranging the issues of the impeachment motion submitted by the National Assembly.

There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kwon Junsu!

How did the preparation date go today?


[Reporter]
The second hearing preparation period began at 2 p.m., but it ended a while ago. I think it took about an hour and 20 minutes. Before a full-fledged trial, President Yoon

requested that today's application for a provisional injunction to suspend the validity of the arrest warrant be quickly decided. He continued to argue that the execution of arrest warrants by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit was illegal.

Even before entering the court, President Yoon told reporters that he would follow the law enforcement as much as he wants, and stressed that the priority is to blame through thorough evidence investigation.

[Anchor]
And in today's trial, there was also a process to sort out the issues of the impeachment motion submitted by the National Assembly?

[Reporter]
Yes, first of all, considering that it is a constitutional trial, the National Assembly's representatives decided to withdraw the charge of rebellion in the impeachment prosecution, that is, the part that could be violated under the criminal law, from the grounds.

On the other hand, he stressed that the military's invasion of the Central Election Commission, seizure of computer room servers and confiscation of employees' mobile phones was not a personal infringement, but an infringement and domination of the constitutional agency, the NEC.

He also argued that trying to arrest not only political figures such as the chairman of the National Assembly but also judges at the time of the martial law violated the independence of the judiciary.The court asked President Yoon about the background of the declaration of the martial law, including how the military and police were deployed.

He also pointed out the continued delay in the response.In response, President Yoon replied that the content was so vast that he would make enough claims at the upcoming hearing. President Yoon asked for understanding, saying he needs time to prepare thoroughly because he is in a situation where he is being robbed as an isolated underdog.

He also stressed that he should not be a rough-and-ready judge and that he must take enough time to examine it. The third pleading date was set, but it was set for 2 o'clock on Tuesday, the 24th. The first hearing date was set for 2 o'clock on January 14th and will be held in the future.

So far, I'm YTN Kwon Junsu at the Constitutional Court.

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