President Yoon's side said, "I went to appoint a lawyer, but I didn't respond."

Lawyers for Yoon Suk Yeol's president claimed that he went to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit building to appoint a lawyer, but he was denied access and returned.Yoon Kap-geun, a lawyer for President Yoon

, held a press conference and said he was going to visit the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit today (8th) to submit the appointment of a lawyer and discuss it, but he just came back because he told me to leave it to the civil service office.

When asked by a reporter if he was denied access, he said, "I left a memo to the Senior Superintendent of Public Offenses and the Senior Prosecutor on a regular phone call, and I returned because I didn't hear from him even if I waited for more than 30 minutes."

In response, an official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that he was not in a situation to interview at the time because he had an internal interview schedule, and that he did not reject the senior appointment.

He also added that the senior manager has not come in so far, saying that it was an interview or discussion after the lawyer was appointed, and that the lawyers just went back when they explained the procedure.