"Don't arrest me. It's not a presidential order".Deputy Chief of Security Kim Sung-hoon was arrested.

[Anchor]
Police have arrested Kim Sung-hoon, deputy chief of the Presidential Security Service, who is accused of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

While attending the police, Deputy Chief Kim said that he performed his legitimate security duties according to the law, not the president's order.

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[Reporter]
Yes, this is the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency.

[Anchor]
Is the investigation into Deputy Director Kim Sung-hoon continuing?

[Reporter]
Yes, the investigation into Kim Sung-hoon, the deputy head of the security service, has been underway for more than three hours.

Deputy Director Kim Sung-hoon attended the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency here at around 10 a.m. today for an investigation.

An arrest warrant had been issued for refusing the police's request to appear three times earlier, but he voluntarily attended after the arrest of President Yoon.

Deputy Chief Kim was arrested immediately after the police appearance.

Before heading to the investigation room, Deputy Director Kim said in front of reporters that it was a legitimate mission to block the arrest of President Yoon for about 10 minutes.

He claimed that he only performed security duties in accordance with the law and that there was no order from President Yoon.

I'll listen to it myself.

[Kim Sung-hoon / Deputy Director of the Presidential Security Service] (Is it a presidential order?) It's not an order. I did my security duties in accordance with the law.]

Kim denied ordering bodyguards to carry additional weapons during the execution of the warrant.

At the same time, he said that President Yoon voluntarily attended, saying that bloodshed could occur at a time when the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police tried to execute illegal warrants.President

Yoon also spent time conveying the president's position, saying, "It hurts to think about those who support the free Republic of Korea."

[Anchor]
Deputy Director Kim Sung-hoon is also under controversy over abuse of authority, right?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right.

Deputy Director Kim Sung-hoon is also suspected of having employees of the security service work in addition to work.

It has been alleged that Deputy Chief Kim, who was designated as First Lady Kim Gun-hee's line, had employees purchase dog clothes or even massage the president.

It was belatedly revealed that he held a birthday party for President Yoon on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Security Agency and even made a tribute song to celebrate his birthday.

It was pointed out that the security agency's manpower and budget were privately used.

Deputy Director Kim also asked the reporters back, saying that it was a world where people live apart from their work.

Let's listen to it.

[Kim Sung-hoon / Deputy Chief of the Presidential Security Service] On the contrary, don't your friends have a party or a birthday song on your birthday? Apart from business, it's a world where people live. Don't you do that even if our colleague sitting next to our desk is on his birthday?]

In response to criticism that the security service has been reduced to President Yoon's "soldier group," Deputy Chief Kim also argued for legitimacy, saying that it is serving the president, a constitutional institution, not an individual Yoon Suk Yeol.

Deputy Chief Kim will be transferred to the Namdaesung Detention Center as soon as the police investigation is completed.

The police are considering applying for an arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim.

So far, I'm YTN Choi Sang-woo at the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters.

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: Lee Seung-joon