Will President Yoon continue to exercise his right to remain silent?

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After a five-and-a-half-hour arrest operation, Yoon Suk Yeol is out of his official residence, but it is unclear whether he will cooperate with the investigation.

The president, who predicted the exercise of the right to remain silent, has continued to remain silent in the investigation since his actual arrest.

Reporter Kim Chul-hee reports.

[Reporter]
Since the start of the investigation into the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, President Yoon Suk Yeol has called the related investigation "illegal and invalid."

Until the moment the arrest warrant was executed, he maintained a strong attitude, saying, "I do not recognize legitimacy."

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President: Although it is an illegal investigation, we have decided to attend the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. However, I do not admit to the investigation by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

The president, who denies the authority of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, has remained silent even in the investigation conducted immediately after his arrest.

As the lawyers have also vowed to exercise their right to remain silent, saying, "There will be nothing to gain from arresting the president," it is highly likely that they will refuse to make a statement until the end.

[Yoon Gap-geun / Yoon Suk Yeol's presidential lawyer (last 8th): What excuse, explanation, or self-assertion would the president make when he is present? In many cases, the investigation of suspects was meaningless because famous politicians exercised their right to refuse to make statements while being investigated.

However, even suspects who have declared the exercise of the right to remain silent may give answers depending on the attitude of the questioner or the content of the question.

We cannot completely rule out the possibility that President Yoon, who served as the prosecutor general, will make a statement denying some of the charges based on his experience in the investigation.

In the end, some analysts say that whether or not a meaningful statement can be drawn within a given time depends on the capabilities of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

I'm Kim Chulhee of YTN.

Reporter: Kim Ja-young Choi Sung-hoon
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