The ruling and opposition parties are keen to try again for "Yoon's arrest."a weekend emergency meeting

2025.01.04. PM 2:52
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[Anchor]
Politicians are paying keen attention to the timing and success of the re-execution of the warrant for the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

The ruling and opposition parties convened an emergency meeting of lawmakers side by side to seek countermeasures today, the weekend.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Na Hye-in, please tell us about the situation in the National Assembly.

[Reporter]
In addition to the People's Power, the Democratic Party's emergency assembly was held at the National Assembly from 2 p.m.

First of all, floor leader Kwon Sung-dong of the People's Power stuck to his existing position that he did not have the right to investigate the charges against the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, arguing that the agency's capabilities were reduced and the composition of personnel was biased against the opposition party.

Criticizing the execution of arrest warrants is not to protect Yoon Suk Yeol's president, but to protect the rule of law and the country, he said, calling on the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to stop the excessive investigation and turn over the entire case to the police.

He also criticized the failure of the military and police to obey the orders of President Park Jong-joon during the attempt to arrest President Yoon yesterday.

The ruling party is also taking issue with the National Assembly's impeachment investigation team, consisting of only opposition figures, claiming that it has decided to remove the charges of rebellion under the criminal law from the impeachment trial of President Yoon.

They are using a trick to reduce the issue and reach a conclusion as soon as possible to avoid the "trial risk" of Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party.

Floor leader Kwon Sung-dong argued that the Constitutional Court should reject the impeachment proposal and go through a re-decision process at the National Assembly, saying that the main reason for the Democratic Party's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo was the charge of rebellion.

However, there are concerns within the ruling party that it could be seen as an extreme political force defending President Yoon.

In a phone call with YTN, a senior lawmaker said, "There are many people who want to break up with President Yoon, but some people who argue that it should never be done are in a situation where there are loud voices."

Another first-term lawmaker pointed out that the party seems to have lost its mind, and that politics that meets the public's eye level is to persuade President Yoon to quickly cooperate with the investigation.

[Anchor]
Please also deliver the opposition movement.

[Reporter]
Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, said at an emergency general meeting of lawmakers that President Yoon is locked in his official residence and still incites a civil war, and that the biggest responsibility lies with Acting President Choi Sang-mok.

In particular, as a deputy prime minister who should revive the economy, he asked the security to immediately cooperate with the execution of the warrant by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, increasing uncertainty.

The security service said that the obstruction of legitimate warrant execution is a second civil war, and even mentioned the need to dismantle the agency.Floor leader

Park held a joint press conference in the morning with the floor leaders of five opposition parties, including the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, and urged the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to quickly re-enforce the arrest warrant.

It also convened a joint emergency joint meeting with members of the steering committee in charge of the security office, the legal and judicial committee in charge of the airborne office, and the public administration and safety committee in charge of the police.

At the meeting, when it was detected that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit would immediately consider requesting a preliminary arrest warrant from President Yoon instead of re-executing the arrest warrant, some argued that the case should be transferred back to the police if they are not confident.

The Democratic Party refuted that the change in the reason for the impeachment of President Yoon, which is a problem for the people, was the same during the 2017 impeachment trial of former President Park Geun Hye.

At that time, the National Assembly's impeachment investigation team also argued in criminal trials about former President Park's bribery charges and said that the Constitutional Court would only reveal whether it was unconstitutional.

At that time, Kwon Sung-dong, the floor leader of the People's Power, who was the chairman of the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee, said that it was an ignorant claim to "eliminate the crime of rebellion from the reason for impeachment."

So far, I've delivered it to you by the National Assembly.



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