Two days after President Yoon's arrest...Arrest warrant as early as today.

2025.01.16. AM 05:47
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[Anchor]
It is the second day since the president of Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by a high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office on charges of rebellion.While President Yoon refused to make a statement in yesterday's investigation, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit plans to seek an arrest warrant for President Yoon as early as today.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Kim Tae-won.

Let's start with yesterday's investigation,

[Reporter]
Yes, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit arrested President Yoon at his official residence in Hannam-dong yesterday and brought him to the Gwacheon Government Complex, and began an investigation at 11 a.m.

The investigation was completed at around 9:40 p.m., so it took nearly 11 hours, including breaks,
From Deputy Director Lee Jae-seung,
Lee Dae-hwan and Cha Jung-hyun took turns conducting the interrogation of the suspect.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit asked President Yoon about the specific circumstances of ordering the infiltration of the National Assembly and the National Election Commission or the operation of a politician's arrest group, from the motive of plotting martial law in advance.Attorney Yoon Gap-geun was present as a lawyer for President Yoon

After completing the investigation, President

Yoon was immediately escorted to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, where he was detained.

[Anchor]
President Yoon refused to make any statements?

[Reporter]
An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that President Yoon did not even say that he would refuse to make a statement throughout the investigation.

After completing the investigation, I did not read or seal the newspaper report.

In the meantime, President Yoon's side has insisted that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has no right to investigate the rebellion, urging prosecution immediately if there is enough evidence and request a preliminary arrest warrant if investigation is needed.
The exercise of the right to silence
seems to be an extension of the existing position that "the investigation of the Airborne Division is illegal, but I attended the Airborne Division to prevent bloodshed."

In addition, since the record that the suspect did not seal is not valid, it seems to be a strategy to block what is used as a basis for guilt in future trials.

[Anchor]
As early as today, the Airborne Division's strategy of seeking an arrest warrant will also be affected,

[Reporter]
A 200-page questionnaire has been prepared for this investigation, but it is virtually impossible to secure meaningful statements due to President Yoon's exercise of the right to remain silent,

The plan is to call President Yoon back today to investigate, but the specific time is not yet known.

However, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit believes that it is not unreasonable to prove the charges regardless of whether they make a statement or not.

After completing the investigation, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit plans to request an arrest warrant for President Yoon to the Seoul Western District Court as early as today.

However, the schedule of the arrest suit interrogation requested by President Yoon to the court may be a variable.

So far, I'm Kim Tae-won of YTN at the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Bureau.



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