Yeo, "Yoon, I desperately need to guarantee the right to defend"...MIN JU, "It's natural to be arrested".

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Ruling and opposition parties are watching President Yoon's warrant review...Whether to be arrested or not
said, "There is no fear of destroying or fleeing evidence...Investigation should be conducted without detention "
" The same standard as when dismissing the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung should be applied."
[Anchor]
The power of the people urged the dismissal of the arrest warrant, saying that President Yoon Suk Yeol's defense rights are urgently needed.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party argued that releasing the suspect at the head of the rebellion would make the country more unstable.

Let's listen to the movements of the ruling and opposition parties by connecting them with reporters from the National Assembly. Reporter Na Hye-in!

Politicians are also watching President Yoon's warrant review today, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties will attend a joint memorial ceremony for the victims of the Jeju Air plane disaster at Muan Airport in Jeollanam-do today.

While consoling the souls of the victims with one mind, they are paying keen attention to the status of the unprecedented current presidential arrest warrant and its results on the same day.

The People's Power emphasizes that there is no fear of destroying evidence and fleeing, which is the reason for the arrest of President Yoon, and argues that an investigation without detention is necessary.

Kwon Young-se, chairman of the emergency committee, stressed that the basic principle of presumption of innocence and guarantee of defense rights should be observed, saying, "We should not benefit because we are a sitting president, but we should not penalize him."

Citing the case in which the arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party was rejected in the past, floor leader Kwon Sung-dong argued that the court should apply the same yardstick to President Yoon.

On the other hand, the opposition party says that President Yoon's charges are too heavy to be arrested.

Kim Sung-hoe, a spokesman for the Democratic Party of Korea, argued that the country will be more confused if he is released, saying that President Yoon is refusing to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, rather than reflecting on the alleged rebellion, and that he continues to spread the delusion of fraudulent elections.

The leadership, including Chairman Lee Jae-myung, has not issued any public messages, but key party officials only responded in principle to the judicial process in a phone call with YTN.

[Anchor]
The National Assembly passed the National Assembly's plenary session late last night, but will the investigation of President Yoon also be transferred to the independent counsel?

[Reporter]
We still have to wait and see.

The Democratic Party of Korea passed an amendment yesterday that reduced the size of the special prosecution team and the investigation period, but the power of the people remains toxic, and immediately asked Acting President Choi Sang-mok to exercise his right to demand reconsideration.

If acting Choi accepts this and sends the bill back to the National Assembly and there are no more than eight votes from the ruling party in the re-vote, the bill is expected to be scrapped again.

People's Power is protesting that the Democratic Party of Korea has accepted the ruling party's demand to narrow the scope of the investigation, but it has left room for a separate investigation, such as leaving "criminal charges recognized during the investigation" in the bill.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea says that the ruling party is trying to create a scarecrow special investigation law to protect President Yoon, and that all the suspicions raised should be identified in order to quickly end the "civil war."

Some analysts say that the two major parties' unyielding confrontation over the independent counsel is a fight with the early presidential election phase in mind if President Yoon's impeachment is cited.

So far, I've delivered it to you by the National Assembly.


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