"About 150 pages of claims"...Decide whether to arrest him as early as tomorrow.

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The Airborne Division has submitted 150 pages of documents...Include prosecution data
Specifying charges of 'insurrection leader and abuse of authority' in the bill
Six to seven prosecutors from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit are likely to attend the interrogation of the suspect
As early as tomorrow night, we'll decide whether to arrest him or not..."Solution of the problem you're interested in".
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The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit submitted a total of 150 pages of documents requesting an arrest warrant to the court, including police and prosecution investigation data.

Arrest is expected to be decided as early as tomorrow (18th) late at night.

Reporter Woo Jong-hoon reports.

[Reporter]
With about three hours left before the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a vehicle from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit arrives in front of the Seoul Western District Court.

After getting out of the car, investigators carry several boxes of documents into a cart, and enter the building.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, which has sought an arrest warrant for a sitting president for the first time in constitutional history, said it had submitted 150 pages of documents to the court, including the bill.

This included both investigation data shared by the police and key suspect statements provided by the prosecution,
President
was charged with obstructing the head of a rebellion and the exercise of rights to abuse his authority.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit reportedly specified the seriousness of the crime of rebellion and the risk of recidivism as reasons for arrest in this bill.

About six to seven prosecutors from the Senior Prosecutor's Office will attend the interrogation of suspects before arrest at 2 p.m. tomorrow (18th).

Through the interrogation, prosecutors of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit are expected to reiterate the need for arrest, and it is expected that the arrest will be decided as early as tomorrow (18th).

Regarding the reason for choosing the Western District Court rather than the Central District Court, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained, "It is customary to request an arrest warrant from the court that issued the arrest warrant."

However, in reality, amid the interpretation that the related controversy was resolved through arrest suit,

President Yoon said he would not attend the screening in the Western District Court.

I'm Woo Jong Hoon of YTN.

Reporter for shooting
: Yoo Jun-seok
Video editing: Seo Young-mi
Design: Kim Jinho



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