[New Square 2PM] Only 43 days after declaring martial law...First Constitutional President Arrested

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■ Host: anchor Lee Se-na, anchor Na Kyung-chul
■ Starring: lawyer So-ho, professor Cha Jin-ah, professor of law at Korea University, and journalist Baek Jong-gyu of the Ministry of Social Affairs

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[Anchor]
As reporters told us, President Yoon's whereabouts were secured within six and a half hours after the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police re-executed the arrest warrant. It's the first time in the constitution that an incumbent president has been arrested. Let's take a look at the relevant legal issues. Today, we will be joined by two lawyers, Cha Jin-ah, a professor at Korea University's law school, and Sohn So-ho. Please come in.

[Anchor]
The arrests were made 43 days after emergency martial law was declared on December 3 and eight days after the second arrest warrant was issued. Professor, what do you think of the current series of courses?

[Charge]
First of all, it is a pity that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit provided an excuse for controversy over procedural legitimacy, saying, "It is not just and unfair." Even so, whether President Yoon has the right to investigate, whether he has the right to investigate insurrection crimes and whether he has jurisdiction over the Western District Court, although this is an issue that can be disputed as a legal professional, if the Western District Court has already issued warrants on two occasions, shouldn't the court have agreed on such warrants or the lawyers and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit coordinated their schedules to prevent the public from showing such cases of being executed voluntarily by appearing So I'm very sorry.

[Anchor]
How did you see Attorney Son? More than 3,000 police forces have been deployed now, but fortunately, physical conflicts have not occurred. How did you like it?

[Sonho]
There was a huge incident, and after that incident, the investigative agency launched an investigation and was booked as a suspect. In that situation, everyone is equal before the law. Although he is the incumbent president, he is not obligated to attend when the investigative agency requires him to attend. However, in situations where an arrest warrant has been issued for not responding to multiple requests for attendance, there may be various unfair parts and procedural disputes, but denying the validity of the warrant itself will inevitably cause social confusion. And those parts continued to be very dizzy from the people's point of view.

However, as the arrest warrant was executed today and the investigation was conducted, it seems that it has been ended to some extent. However, the investigation will proceed in the investigation and various legal procedures will continue in the future. At each stage of the process, the president will make various legal arguments, and the judgment will now officially continue to be made step by step.

[Anchor]
The atmosphere was very different today from the first arrest warrant execution, when there were some armed conflicts. In fact, there is even an expression that the security service has paved the way. Professor, is there anything legally controversial in today's enforcement process? What do you think?

[Charge]
The issue was raised later, and it had already been reported that the 55th Guard Corps had approved the entry into the official residence. Later, the head of the Guard Corps said that he had no authority to approve it, so he had to obtain additional approval from the security office. He disclosed the official document to the media, saying that he had received approval from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. Later, the official document showed that he had to obtain additional approval. It was attached by a separate memo paper and the official seal was not taken voluntarily by the general manager. It can be a problem in relation to coercion and such, and it is still controversial whether Article 110 of the Criminal Procedure Act applies.

There is a view that the search is prohibited without the consent of the person in charge, and that it does not apply when looking for people, and there is a claim that both objects and people apply. If Article 110 of the Criminal Procedure Act applies, I don't know if the security agency and the person in charge are the security agency or the acting authority Choi, but since the execution of the arrest warrant itself is illegal.

[Anchor]
The images of the second arrest warrant execution process are going out on the screen today. Today, the execution of the arrest warrant for Dong-Abon began at dawn before sunrise. In the morning, I arrived near my official residence at around 4:30 a.m., and as you can see, the Dongjo version used a ladder to cross the barrier of the security guard at around 7:30 a.m. In addition, the first cordon was drilled after dismantling the barbed wire with a cutter. In the process, not only ladders but also heavy equipment such as cutters and rescue cars called lacquer cars appeared.

[Anchor]
The scene you're watching right now is around 7:30 a.m. today. So, using a ladder, the primary cordon, which is wrapped in layers, so several buses were standing in front of the entrance. You're looking at me going through this primary cordon. It is
, so it goes up to the secondary cordon. Here too, one bus was standing in the way of the road, but in fact, if you look to the left, you can see the forest. There was a space through the bushes for the police to pass through, so if you look to the left now, the police are coming down this way. So, after passing through this bus without difficulty and gathering, you're looking at it right before heading back to the 3rd cordon.

[Anchor]
The third cordon installed at the front gate of the official residence also passed without much resistance. I've told you the process of passing through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cordon. And at around 8:07 a.m., Gong Dong-bon entered the official residence with Presidential Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok and Attorney Yoon Gap-geun. The iron gates were also opened at this time of the year. And since then, he has tried to negotiate voluntary attendance with the lawyers, and at 10:33 a.m., the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit executed an arrest warrant.

[Anchor]
If you look at it, there's a white iron door on the left. There is a white iron gate with the presidential office pattern. Behind this iron gate, there was actually a bus standing in the way. However, after that, this bus also moved a little upward and parked it. And as this iron door opened, we were able to capture and see the security guards vehicles coming and going through this iron door together.

[Anchor]
So, the arrest warrant was executed about 6 hours after the public office arrived at the entrance of the official residence at around 4:30 a.m. In fact, in the first place, I expected a long-term war for more than two nights and three days. I don't think the police would have expected the execution to take place this quickly, what do you think?

[Sonho]
I don't think he would have thought that it would take a very long time. So, as a result of making various preparations for quick execution, it seems that it was able to reach execution today without a long-term confrontation or some kind of confrontation. And in the end, there was a kind of negotiation over what form and what form to take in the official residence for quite a long time.

Looking at the previous processes up to the time of entry, it seems that the security personnel did not significantly block the police and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit from entering. Things like this. If I had tried to block the entry itself, as I did at the time of the first warrant execution, it would have taken a little longer, but this time, I didn't see that, so all the procedures could be completed more quickly.

[Anchor]
So wasn't one of the biggest strategies the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police set up after the first failed execution of arrest warrants to neutralize the security service? So, I booked Park Jong-joon, the former head of the security department, and attended three times. So, can I say this was crucial? What do you think? Where do you see the background of being able to succeed so quickly in the second round?

[Charge]
Park Jong-joon, former chief of security, resigned because he reportedly said President Yoon should quit, so there seems to have been a confrontation between some moderates and hard-liners within it, and the root cause of such a confrontation was that if it interfered with the execution of such a warrant, it would become illegal as a resistance to legitimate public power. Therefore, the fact that they would execute arrest warrants against Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon or Head of Security Headquarters Lee Kwang-woo destroyed the cause of the security agency employees. So, I know that the employees of this security service are elite and a group of people who are proud to serve this country.

When that justification collapsed, there was no motivation for the part of what we should fly and resist, so I think President Yoon has no choice but to know that and accept the arrest warrant in this part.

[Anchor]
But lawyer Sohn, I'm curious, wasn't an arrest warrant issued for Kim Sung-hoon, the deputy head of the security service, who is considered one of the hardliners? But no arrests have been made today. Is there a case where they don't arrest them even though they're issued?

[Sonho]
That's not without it. However, he did not announce that he would give up the execution of the arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon or return the warrant without executing the warrant. The police are now saying that Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon promised to appear as a police officer when the current situation is cleared up, and that if he appears at the police, he will execute an arrest warrant. Then, it will not be easy to execute the arrest warrant for the president at first, so I will first execute the arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon. It's very likely, strategically. I thought I would make that choice, but I don't think I had to.

Because the security service's resistance to the execution of the warrant was not strong, the arrest of the president could have been made without the need to execute Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon, and I think there were various considerations. In other words, wouldn't it be a sitting president? Although he is a suspect who is escorted immediately after the arrest warrant is executed and investigated, he is the incumbent president. That's why there are a lot of things to be careful about in security. However, if the deputy head of the department is arrested first, there is a possibility that there will be a problem of various deficiencies in the security of the president, so if the deputy head of the department had to be executed first to arrest the president, there is a possibility that he would have done so.Ma did not have to do that, so he arrested the president first, and then Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon had already made a promise, so if Lee Kwang-woo, the head of the headquarters, appears to be in the police, an arrest warrant will be executed and investigated.

[Anchor]
One of the things that was known yesterday was that lawyer Yoon Gap-geun claimed, "A security officer can arrest a police officer who collects security agency staff at the presidential residence and executes an arrest warrant." Is this true?

[Charge]
The basis for that argument is that the Airborne Division has no investigative power into the presidential rebellion and the Western District Court has no jurisdiction over the warrant, so the Western District Court's arrest warrant is of course invalid. That's why the public power to execute the invalid warrant is also illegal, so there's no obligation to comply with the illegal execution of duties. And it's rather a crime because it threatens the president's personal safety, so you can arrest him, like this.

[Anchor]
You're saying that on the premise that the arrest warrant is illegal.

[Charge]
That's how you do it. Therefore, it is argued that they can be arrested for obstructing the execution of public affairs in return for interfering with security affairs, but there is some controversy over the investigation rights of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. So, as a legal professional, you can claim it, but it cannot be considered that there is no jurisdiction in the Western District Court. However, there must be special circumstances when the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit requests a warrant from the Western District Court, not from the Central District Court, which has a principle jurisdiction. However, there was no explanation of what the special circumstances were, so that part is a bit of a hindrance to procedural fairness. Even so, the warrant cannot be considered invalid. Therefore, this argument of lawyer Yoon Gap-geun seems to be unjustified.

[Sonho]
I feel the same way as the professor. In particular, I think it is a case that shows that there are quite a lot of stories about the employees of lawyer Yoon Gap-geun's bodyguard. Because it was a very important phase. And I heard that the employees of the security service were agitated. In such a situation, it seems that they have made their own efforts to tell various stories, encourage them, and reassure them in order to calm the agitation, but rather, it seems to have caused the opposite effect.

In other words, not only is the investigation authority of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit legitimate, but all employees of the Presidential Security Service are police officers. In other words, since they are special judicial police officers and special judicial police officers, they can perform the duties of judicial police officers. However, some employees raised questions on the spot. If you look at the current presidential security law, the chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has to make a recommendation, and there are only about 30 people in the current security service, so how can you do it?

I pointed out on the spot that this is wrong. Then lawyer Yoon Gap-geun said he would check more on that part, and if this is true, various stories from the president's side have already raised doubts since then, and from the perspective of such public officials who directly engage in security activities on the spot, following that instruction will be disadvantageous to me. I think he was already doubting a lot about whether the order was legally valid or correct.

That's why lawyer Yoon Gap-geun's conversation with all the employees showed a children's song. In addition, the story that was told to calm the children's song was rather inaccurate, which made the children's song even bigger, and in the end, the security service did not systematically resist today.

[Anchor]
And the execution log of the arrest warrant appears on the left side of the screen, and there were some negotiations between the lawyers and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit at around 8:40. However, it is said that President Yoon's side tried to negotiate to voluntarily attend belatedly. Professor, isn't arresting and voluntary attendance very different legally?

[Charge]
It's very meaningful. So who has the right to decide on President Yoon's personal affairs changes. If an arrest warrant is executed and arrested, then President Yoon will lose his right to decide on his personal safety and move on to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. So, I think we will probably request an arrest warrant within 48 hours after being investigated by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. That's what happens. If you voluntarily attend, you can come back to your official residence unless you are investigated and request an arrest warrant.

Because of that, and even from the appearance, isn't it very meaningful to say that the incumbent president was arrested and that he was confidently voluntarily present? It would have been good if President Yoon had consulted with lawyers and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit in the direction of voluntary attendance since it was a problem for national prestige.

[Sonho]
If you look at the rules of investigation, there are rules against arrest warrants. Therefore, if the prosecutor fails to initiate execution within the expiration date or treats it impossible or unnecessarily, the warrant is immediately returned to the court. So, after going through such a difficult process, a lot of manpower was put in to present a warrant and arrest it, but at that stage, the president made various proposals and negotiated some kind of decision not to execute the arrest warrant, so the warrant became unnecessary. If so, you have to return it immediately. Then there can be a lot of confusion after that.

Because I actually got in the car and escorted him today. It's by arrest warrant. But if you say you will voluntarily move without executing an arrest warrant, what if you go somewhere else in the middle? Or what if I leave in the middle of an investigation? Or what if I say I'll go back to my official residence after I've done my research? I think the professor pointed out the problems that arise in these areas. So in that case, shouldn't we make an emergency arrest? There are cases like that. While being investigated, some allegations were suddenly revealed, and there are cases where they are suddenly arrested because of circumstantial evidence such as destruction of evidence or flight.

Even in the case of a suspect who is randomly present. However, this emergency arrest is not always possible, and you have to write an emergency arrest form later. However, in the case of an emergency arrest, one of the requirements for an emergency arrest can only be done in cases where an arrest warrant cannot be obtained from a judge due to an emergency. In addition, examples of urgent cases include accidental discovery, etc., in the law. It refers to a time when you can't afford an arrest warrant. If so, I've never seen an arrest warrant issued a while ago returned because they said there was no need to execute it, but now there is a need for an emergency arrest, and since there could be various controversies in this area, I've never seen an arrest warrant presented to my face before trying to execute it and asked the investigation agency to voluntarily come to the investigation. If so, I fully understand the position of the President today and under what circumstances he made such a proposal. However, it was almost impossible for the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to accept such a proposal.

[Anchor] Attorney
Sohn said that he had never seen such an issue, but many people must have wondered when they saw the situation. An arrest warrant has already been issued, but is it legally possible to suddenly voluntarily attend in the process of execution?

[Charge]
I can do it if it's not before it's executed. For example, in yesterday's case, I have to go to the Constitutional Court to plead, but I will be investigated first, so please let me attend. And after the defense, I'll go to investigate, and if I did this, if I did that before I started executing the warrant, there would be no point in executing the warrant. An arrest warrant is needed to be summoned by an investigative agency.

[Anchor]
Because he didn't attend, he issued an arrest warrant.

[Charge]
However, if you say you will attend at random and it is certain, you don't have to execute the warrant. But didn't you start executing the warrant right away today because you didn't do that? Then, voluntary attendance will be meaningless now.

[Anchor]
So, the request for voluntary attendance was not accepted in the end, and he was arrested and moved to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. It's under investigation right now. It seems like it went smoothly, but there was also a kind of physical fight in front of the residence at dawn. What is it about?

[Sonho]
I also watched the video in the morning, but it's dark, so I don't think all of them are on the screen. But there were some physical fights between security and investigators at the scene.Ma did not actually lead to the kind of mishap that I was concerned about.

[Anchor]
is the screen, right?

[Sonho]
In this scene, an arrest warrant was initially presented, and lawyer Yoon Gap-geun and others checked the contents of the warrant and there are various problems with the warrant. They are making such protests that they cannot accept it, pointing out that the contents are different from the first warrant. And in such a first confrontation, wasn't the supporters forced to get emotional again? As a result, it seems that there were some mishaps in the process. However, it was very fortunate that there was no major problem or anger as feared.

[Anchor]
It was the second process of executing an arrest warrant that had many good things. After President Yoon was transferred to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, a video was released, and he seems to have recorded his position in advance, so let's take a look at this for a moment and continue talking.

[Anchor]
I briefly reviewed the video that President Yoon recorded before his arrest, and if you look closely, I would like to say thank you very much for supporting me and supporting me. And there was also an expression that illegal was committed illegal and invalid warrant. I pointed out three major problems, lawyer, how did you hear it?

[Sonho]
illegality and illegality There are three illegal acts. Does this really mean three things? Or do you mean a lot, I don't know exactly, but once you match the number three, it's the validity of this arrest warrant that keeps raising the issue. However, if you look at the time until the arrest warrant is issued and executed, first of all, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which does not have the right to investigate, opened an investigation into this case. In addition, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit requested an arrest warrant from the Western District Court, not the jurisdiction court. In addition, although a warrant should not be issued, the court issued a warrant, and in addition, it stated that Articles 110 and 111 of the Criminal Procedure Act are not subject to application. It is being executed again today with a warrant of invalidity with such a number of problems. In particular, he even used the harsh expression that he was invading by mobilizing fire fighting equipment. I guess these are the formal or procedural elements that the president raises the biggest issue.

[Anchor]
The scene you're seeing right now is in front of the Gwacheon Government Complex at this time. It's where the airlift is located. There are a lot of Taegeukgi and American flags that seem to be supportive of President Yoon, and if you look in the middle, you can see the Israeli flag. Supporters with various flags can be seen gathering in front of the Gwacheon Government Complex, and I think they moved to the place after being in front of the Hannam-dong official residence.

[Anchor]
It seems that citizens who were protesting against arrest in Hannam-dong moved to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit when the president moved to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and continued to rally like this.

[Anchor]
In today's presidential statement, it seems that what I personally paid attention to was the statement to the people who cheered and supported me from the first part, but I think that it was a message to the people who supported and supported impeachment in front of the Hannam-dong residence. I thought it might be a part that reminds me of the recently controversial white bone team, but Professor, was this really a message to all the people?

[Charge]
It can be said that the quality of a leader as a president should send a message to all the people, but it seems to be a message to supporters of President Yoon. Rather, if these impeachment proceedings and investigation procedures for rebellion continue to raise concerns about fairness, will the Constitutional Court dismiss or dismiss them through the impeachment process, or whatever the conclusion of the rebellion, whether they are guilty or innocent in a criminal court, be it a situation in which the nation's public opinion will be divided into two and bitter confrontation and conflict will arise. I'm very worried about this.

And I don't think such a message to young people was made by picking up the white bone. There are reports that the approval rating of those in their 20s and 30s has risen significantly recently, and in fact, many young people in their 20s and 30s are actively participating in anti-impeachment rallies in front of President Yoon. I think they said it like this by combining those people.

[Sonho]
There's this part of the presidential statement. I've seen our young people re-recognize the importance of liberal democracy and show their passion for it. Can President Yoon Suk Yeol talk about the importance of liberal democracy now? This part is a bit sensitive, but it's very questionable. Because now, the president, of course, is arguing that he meets the requirements of the emergency martial law.Wouldn't it be hard to see Ma like that?

Of course, the law enforcement agency hasn't made a decision yet.Ma wrote to the Constitutional Court in response to the various measures against the National Assembly, whether they met the requirements when declaring martial law, explanations and explanations on this part, and the perceptions of the situation at the time. In the future, the Constitutional Court will make a very important judgment on what democracy is, who protected it, who attacked it, and who tried to destroy the Constitution.

It seems that the Korean people should accept and accept the Constitutional Court's judgment, but there is a possibility that the respondent will not accept it even if the people accept it. I can't erase such a pretty ominous feeling that if these things that have been seen so far continue, the confusion will continue to cause more confusion.

[Anchor]
What I'm curious about here is the intention of filming a video like this and delivering a message in an urgent situation before being arrested. What do you think, lawyer?

[Sonho]
I was a kid.Ma also recalled the alley statement of former President Chun Doo-hwan in the past, and the scene, but the video seems to have a more impact than the writing. And of course, the writing will be delivered well to the supporters.The dry video can be transmitted over and over again through broadcasts, so I think I chose the video. However, even if it's a video, I don't know if there was a consultation with the airborne office.I don't know if Ma replaced it because he wanted an opportunity to express his position or express his thoughts in front of reporters before entering the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit building.

There's a possibility. Or they could have recorded it and distributed it to avoid such risks because many unexpected situations can occur when talking in front of reporters. Or these are the cases. How and to whom will the president's video be delivered first? This part is considered very important. So we personally watched this video first at such a rally led by such people who strongly support the president. We were the first to receive it. There are cases where they compete while putting this forward. So I personally couldn't check out this video.Ma says there may already be stories among supporters here and there about who and when this video was delivered.

[Anchor]
Among the contents, he decided to attend the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, but he does not admit the investigation by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. How did you see this part?

[Charge]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit still does not have the right to investigate the president's rebellion, and that it is wrong to request a warrant from the Western District Court. While maintaining that argument, it is inevitable to comply with the execution of the warrant because if armed conflict occurs and the people are injured in the execution of the warrant, but that does not mean that the investigation by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is justified. So, while continuing to maintain the existing claims so far, it is inevitable that the person is inevitably responding to voluntary attendance or execution of the warrant, and although he is taking this form, it is presumed that he continues to appeal to his supporters that this is an illegal investigation.

[Anchor]
Breaking news just came in. The investigation began at 11 a.m., but around 1:30 a.m., the morning investigation ended, and the news came that President Yoon is now refusing to make a statement as expected.

[Anchor]
And it was also reported that the morning investigation would end at 1:30 and resume at 2:40 a.m. soon. President Yoon's lawyers continued to say that he continues to refuse to make statements as expected, right?

[Sonho]
That's right. Of course, the right to refuse to make a statement can be exercised because it is constitutionally guaranteed. In Article 12, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, all citizens are not tortured. And there is a rule that you are not forced to make statements against you criminally. In addition, since it is a right that is recognized criminally and constitutionally, why does the president of a country not come to the investigative agency as a suspect and make a statement? Why does he not say anything? I can make a political point of being cowardly.It seems difficult to legally take issue with this part. However, there are the next procedures that are scheduled to be carried out in the future. The request for an arrest warrant, the court's judgment after the request, and if prosecution is made after that, the court will also determine whether the person is guilty or not, but this judgment will also have an effect.

Of course, the right to refuse to make a statement should not be disadvantageous just because you legally exercised the right to refuse to make a statement, and you should not say that you have admitted all the allegations. However, in reality, in addition to the attitude of responding to the investigation by the president's investigative agency so far, the attitude toward today's investigation is expected to be considered in various aspects.

[Anchor]
And the video recording of President Yoon failed due to the rejection of President Yoon. There was also news that the video recording investigation failed, and there was no other request regarding the date of the impeachment trial, which is currently underway at the Constitutional Court. So, the second pleading date is scheduled for tomorrow, but there is now news that there was no request for this.

[Anchor]
The video recording investigation room of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit 338 investigated the suspect, and I told you a little while ago that the video recording failed. Before that, former President Park refused during former President Park Geun Hye, and former President Lee Myung Bak agreed. How do you see this part, professor?

[Charge]
If you were actively investigated, you would have agreed to record the video if you could actively change your mind about a newspaper and tell them why it was inevitable and why it was justified. However, the exercise of the right to refuse to make a statement is not very good if it is disclosed, so I guess you didn't agree with it.

[Sonho]
If you look at this regulation, I agree with the professor and there are rules of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. There are regulations on video recording work. There's a principle that we record videos in group 3. In principle, in investigating the suspect, it is a principle to conduct a video recording investigation in an investigation room equipped with video recording equipment. But in the case of a reference person, consent is required. However, President Yoon Suk Yeol is not a reference, but himself is the suspect. Therefore, in the case of a suspect, even if the suspect does not agree to record the warrant, it can be recorded. In other words, it doesn't require consent. I can do it. However, there are cases where the subject refuses to investigate the video recording or refuses to make a statement because of the video recording.

In these special circumstances, it is stipulated that video recording may not be conducted. Therefore, it does not mean that it cannot proceed because President Yoon does not agree to record the video, but he can express his opinion on the video recording. Also, it seems that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not conduct the video recording today to reflect that opinion. Actually, I don't think it means that much. Because as the professor pointed out a while ago, we are currently exercising the right to refuse to make a statement, and it is difficult to use the recorded video as evidence.

As a result, it is now much more important to prevent coercive investigations because it is being recorded in the investigation process to determine whether investigative agencies are illegal or illegal investigations. However, the president does not seem to have made such a decision to leave a video because of such concerns or such concerns.

[Anchor]
The news of the airlift is continuously being delivered. In the future, the place of detention is expected to be Seoul Detention Center as expected. Also, because the morning survey began at 11 o'clock, lunch time was also stuck in the middle. So, I provided lunch to the president, and it is not known whether I ate or not. In addition, it is now said that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will request the Western District Court, which has obtained an arrest warrant in connection with the expected arrest warrant. It also claims to the Western District Court. Isn't this something that the president can raise again?

[Charge]
That's right. I am very concerned about why the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is causing such controversy over the fairness of the investigation. Of course, it can be exceptional to the court that has jurisdiction over the residence of the suspect. Originally, the jurisdiction is the Central District Court, but in special circumstances, it can be governed by the Criminal Procedure Act. However, the problem is that there is no explanation at all as to why the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has no choice but to claim it to the Western District Court as an exception. That's why it continues to provide the basis for the suspicion that judges are shopping for unfairness. So I'm very concerned about this part. In fact, why does President Yoon continue to demand a warrant from the Central District Court, and after thinking about this, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant for then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to the Central District Court, but isn't the issue that the prosecution has the right to investigate the crime of rebellion?

At that time, the prosecution said it had the right to investigate Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun's alleged rebellion, and what it heard as the grounding clause was not a crime related to abuse of authority. Since they have the right to investigate the police, the prosecution has the right to investigate the police regardless of the type of crime. Therefore, the arrest warrant stipulated that these accomplices, such as the head of the National Police Agency or the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, have the right to investigate the crime of rebellion and the Minister of National Defense, who is an accomplice, as a related crime. So, from President Yoon's point of view, if he says this logic, wouldn't he be able to do this because the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has no right to investigate rebellion as a related crime of abuse of authority? So, you can expect that the warrant may be dismissed.

These points combine to insist on claiming to the Central District Court according to the principle, but if the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit cannot explain what the special situation is, I think it is right to request the Central District Court according to the principle without causing confusion about fairness. Wouldn't it be possible to accept the result only when there is no such question about fairness in this serious investigation?

[Sonho]
If you infer the position of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, first of all, when requesting an arrest warrant, the current criminal law regulations say that it is a competent district court. And even if you look at the Public Offices Act, cases in which the Public Offices files a prosecution require the Seoul Central District Court to file a prosecution, but in fact, there is no regulation itself that requires a court to request an arrest warrant. That's why I think I took advantage of the lack of such regulations. And the next thing that is expected is an arrest warrant. Even if you look at the regulations related to the request for an arrest warrant, the Criminal Procedure Act also states that it is requested to the competent district court. Therefore, it seems that the Western District Court, which requested and issued an arrest warrant, can be interpreted as a district court in charge of the arrest warrant, and from the point of view of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. And if there has been a controversy over jurisdiction in the Western District Court.

So, if you say you will file a claim with the Central District Court this time to resolve the controversy, it is even harder to explain why you requested an arrest warrant from the West. As a result, I think it will be possible to maintain logical consistency to make another claim to the Western District Court rather than to do it elsewhere. In the end, if you are prosecuted and go to trial, the court will certainly determine whether it is illegal at the investigation stage. The court will judge, and at that stage, lawyers will naturally raise questions about the arrest warrant and the request, issuance, and execution of the arrest warrant. And of course, a judgment will be made as to whether the investigation was legal. If so, I can make it clear that the court's choice is wrong in the current situation. I can raise a question.the judgment that...




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