"About 200 people cross their arms and build a wall...Even carrying some personal weapons"

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Airborne Service reveals displeasure with security service
Around 200m of the official residence, about 200 security guards and military personnel are built
Only three prosecutors moved to the front of the official residence without breaking through the cordon.Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit "suspended execution of arrest warrants due to safety concerns"
[Anchor]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit emphasized that during the execution of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest warrant, the security service and military personnel stood arm in arm and blocked the building of layers of human walls.

In addition, there were large and small physical fights, and some of the security personnel even carried personal firearms, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said.

Reporter Kwon Min-seok's report.

[Reporter]
When President Yoon refused to execute the arrest warrant by using the presidential office's security office, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit showed strong displeasure.

We approached within 200m of the official residence, and more than 10 cars, such as buses and cars, were standing.
He stressed that it was difficult for more than 200 troops from the
Police Department and the military to enter further by building a dense wall with their arms crossed.

Even though more than 100 police personnel and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit were mobilized to execute the warrant, they could not break through the cordon.

After that, a consultation was made to approach the official residence, so three prosecutors reached the front door of the official residence.but

It said it had no choice but to stop the execution of the warrant due to safety concerns.

He explained that while the footage of the physical fight was captured on camera, there were actually a series of big and small physical fights that pushed and pushed each other with the security personnel.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit disclosed the situation in detail at the time, saying that it was difficult to cross the second cordon and headed up the mountain path to the official residence.

He added that some members of the security service even had personal weapons, but no one had weapons in conflict situations such as during physical fights.

I'm Kwon Minseok of YTN.

Reporter: Kang Young-kwan, Shin Hong,
Video editing: Eunji Kang


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