Citizen's rally against the impeachment of Hannam-dong...Presidential residence at this time.

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Citizens gathered to protest the arrest of President Yoon near Hannam-cho
Detach with a police fence...Closer Distance Worries Collision
Citizens in favor of impeachment call for re-execution of warrant for second night
[Anchor]
Near the presidential residence, rallygoers for or against impeaching the president stayed overnight.

As there is a possibility of re-executing an arrest warrant, there is still tension in the area.

There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kim Lee Young!

Please tell us the atmosphere of the citizens around you.

[Reporter]
Yes, it keeps snowing, but pro-impeachment citizens gathered behind me are preparing for a full-fledged rally, armed with silver foil blankets and other supplies for visiting Korea.

On the other hand, beyond the police bus in front of me, citizens who supported the president gathered.

Since the two sides are close, the police have parked several mobile busses between them and have set up fences.

Pro-impeachment citizens, who have been holding rallies near Hannam Elementary School for two days, stayed up all night and demanded the investigative agency re-execute the warrant.

Participants once occupied the entire lane, but now they continue to rally with only half of it occupied.

They said that President Yoon is not following due judicial procedures, and the bodyguard urged him to cooperate with the arrest.

At an emergency press conference held at 10 a.m., the emergency action side also criticized the complacent response of the police and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and called for the president's prompt arrest.

On the other hand, rallies in support of President Yoon Suk Yeol are also continuing nearby.

Supporters who have settled near the International Lutheran Church for days are expected to continue their rallies as soon as they finish Sunday's service for the Liberty Korea Party.

They claim that the arrest warrant itself is illegal and invalid.Dozens of wreaths containing support for President

Yoon were placed on one side of the street.

[Anchor]
The possibility of re-executing the warrant as early as today is also mentioned, so what is the situation on the ground?

[Reporter]
Our reporters have been watching the access road to the official residence since early morning.

There have been no specific trends, such as investigators or vehicle movements.

However, security is tight, with fences and medium-sized buses blocking the entrance to the official residence in layers, and dozens of police officers deployed to restrict some of the traffic of citizens.

The police also asked Park Jong-joon, the head of the security, and Kim Sung-hoon, the deputy head of the security, to appear yesterday, who blocked the execution of the warrant by the Joint Investigation Headquarters.

When they refused to respond, saying they could not leave for a moment, they again demanded to attend on the 7th and 8th, respectively.

In addition, it was confirmed that the 55-guard commander of the Army Capital Defense Command, who is in charge of security outside the official residence, was called as a reference to investigate the security service's order to restrain the execution of the warrant.

It is also reported that three police units under the Seoul Metropolitan Government, including the 101st Security Corps, who are under the command of the Security Service, were also investigated as witnesses.

In the meantime, the presidential security seems to be preparing for the re-execution of the warrant by installing circular barbed wire on the mountain path approaching the official residence.

If the government attempts to execute the arrest warrant for President Yoon again, there is a possibility that the security agency and the government agency will physically collide again, raising tensions.

I'm Kim Yi-young of YTN in front of the official residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

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