President Yoon's afternoon re-examination...Arrest warrant as early as today.

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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's side refuses to make a statement, 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.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will seek an arrest warrant as early as today?

[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,

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

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will call President Yoon back to investigate from 2 p.m. today.

The attendance itself is not likely to take place, as it is known that the investigation was initially notified in the morning, but the lawyers accepted the request to postpone the investigation due to President Yoon's health problems.

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.

[Anchor]
President Yoon is refusing to make any statements, right?

[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 yesterday.

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]
Please summarize yesterday's survey briefly,

[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 ended at 9:40 p.m., so it took about 10 hours and 40 minutes, including the break,
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.

As Yoon's lawyer, an additional appointment was submitted yesterday, with lawyer Yoon Gap-geun attending the investigation yesterday, and the total number of lawyers increased to eight.After completing the investigation, President

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

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



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