Foreign media's 'Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol' is urgent... "For the first time in the history of a sitting president in Korea."

[Anchor]
Major foreign media outlets also reported the news of Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest as emergency news.

He said it was the first time in Korea that an incumbent president was arrested, and he broadcasted live Korea's real-time press screen and told the situation from moment to moment.

I'm connecting to the international department! Reporter Yoon Hyun-sook, please tell us the reaction of the foreign media.

[Reporter]
Major foreign media, including CNN and the BBC, also reported that President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested for the first time in Korean history at 10:30 a.m. today.

First, CNN reported in real-time the YTN live coverage of the arrest warrant re-execution by the Senior Civil Servant Correspondent and the police and the arrest of President Yoon, connecting the Seoul correspondent in front of the residence.He also delivered a pre-recorded message from President Yoon, saying,

Yoon moved to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit immediately after his arrest, saying it is an illegal investigation, but he will attend to prevent bloodshed.

He pointed out, "President Yoon, who was in the palace, has been hiding in a fortified official residence surrounded by security teams and has been avoiding arrest for weeks."

Britain's BBC also explained the meaning of President Yoon becoming the first incumbent president to be arrested in the history of the Republic of Korea through a live window titled "Arresting the President of Korea" in the center of its website.

He also analyzed that the reason why it has been difficult to execute the warrant was because President Yoon deployed loyalists to the security service.

AFP and other foreign media said, "Investigators trying to execute arrest warrants confronted President Yoon's supporters, including ruling party lawmakers, and there was a physical conflict at one point."

Japan's NHK and China's Xinhua News Agency also reported the process from the early morning to the re-execution of Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest warrant to the arrest as major news.

Britain's Guardian reported that President Yoon became the first incumbent president to be arrested in Korean history.

He also said the background of the arrest was that President Yoon mobilized soldiers to the National Assembly to try short emergency martial law, putting South Korea's democracy in crisis.

The New York Times analyzed Korea's complex law enforcement structure in a report titled "Who Investigates the Korean President," saying that prosecuting the incumbent president in Korean history is by no means a simple task.

In particular, he pointed out that if the various agencies investigating President Yoon do not find a way to cooperate, there is a concern that the political turmoil in Korea may be prolonged.

China's Xinhua News Agency said the prolonged political confrontation in South Korea casts a shadow over the South Korean economy, predicting that it could negatively affect investor confidence and consumer sentiment at home and abroad.

I'm YTN's Hyunsuk Yoon in the international department.