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The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is agonizing over the timing and method of executing the second arrest warrant.

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As the first arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol's Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit was canceled in about five hours, the theory of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit's uselessness is reigniting.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said it would be the last one ahead of the execution of the second warrant, but if it fails again, the organization could face a crisis of survival.

This is reporter Cha Jung-yoon.

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[Kim Jin-wook / First Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit] (January 2021): It will never be an arrogant power in front of the sovereign people.]

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is considered to be the core of the reform of power institutions and was launched in anticipation of an independent investigation.

However, he couldn't escape from the criticism that it was a 'rookhouse', such as concerns about overlapping investigations with the prosecution.

The first thing that is pointed out is the lack of experience and performance in the investigation.

Since its establishment in 2021, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has spent an average of 20 billion won per year, but only five cases have been directly prosecuted so far.

The so-called "accusation owner" case of Chief Prosecutor Son Joon-sung, who was the only one convicted in the first trial, was also overturned not guilty in the second trial.

Regarding the investigation of the emergency martial law incident, he took the lead after a scuffle with the prosecution,

The first arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol was canceled in about five hours after being blocked by security personnel.

A day before the expiration of the first arrest warrant, he tried to appoint himself to the police by separating the arrest work, but in fact lost face due to the police's refusal.The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which has been reissued by

, is agonizing over when and how to execute the warrant.

[Dongwoon Oh / Senior Civil Servant Crime Investigation Director (last 7th): We will do our best to work together to achieve the goal of the second execution by preparing thoroughly for the second execution with the determination that the second execution will be the last execution of the warrant..]

Analysts say that if the second round of execution fails amid mounting pressure from political circles and public opinion, it could lead to the crisis of the existence of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

I'm YTN's Cha Jung Yoon.

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