The first ever arrest of a sitting president...the prospect of solitary confinement in detention centers

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Security measures are also of interest as an arrest warrant for a sitting president is being executed for the first time in constitutional history.

It is also unprecedented to protect the president under investigation, and after the investigation, President Yoon is expected to move to the Seoul Detention Center and use a solitary cell of around 3 pyeong.

I'm reporter Na Yeon-soo.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains a sitting president, is still guarded by security after his arrest.

Earlier, the advance team of the security service first arrived at the Gwacheon Government Complex, where the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is located, to examine the safety situation and movement of the site.In the process of being escorted to the airlift after President Yoon was arrested

, traffic control was carried out according to the usual security protocol,
Throughout President Yoon's investigation, security agents were deployed throughout the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit building.

The problem is the detention center.

After completing the investigation, President Yoon will stay at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, until it is decided whether to request an arrest warrant from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit drew a line on the possibility of waiting in a third place due to security issues, saying that President Yoon's detention site is already indicated in the arrest warrant as a Seoul detention center.

As there have been no cases of incumbent presidents being held in detention centers, correctional authorities are reportedly discussing the level of internal security, security and courtesy.

However, an official from the Ministry of Justice explained that even if they are employees of the security service, they cannot enter the detention center together, and even when they travel to the detention center, they will be escorted in a general Ministry of Justice vehicle rather than a security service vehicle.

If transferred to the Seoul Detention Center, President Yoon is expected to wait in the suspect's living room, which is actually a solitary cell of around 3 pyeong.

If an arrest warrant is not requested or the warrant is rejected, President Yoon will be immediately released and investigated without detention.

I'm Na Yeonsoo from YTN.

Reporter for shooting
: Choi Sung-hoon
Video editing: Kim Hee-jung
Graphic: Lee Na Eun


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