President Yoon's attendance at the warrant review...Without the photo line, go straight.

President Yoon Appears in Court to Examine the Substantive Warrant
President Yoon enters underground parking lot without standing in the photo line
Attorneys for the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and President Yoon also appear in court
Police entering the Western District Court...Control the flow of reporters.

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the interrogation of the suspect before his arrest at the Seoul Western District Court.

President Yoon went straight into the court through the underground parking lot to avoid reporters without standing in the photo line.

I'm connecting you with a field reporter. Reporter Yang Donghoon!

[Reporter]
Yes, this is the Seoul Western District Court.

[Anchor] President Yoon Suk Yeol's warrant hearing is being held in the Western District Court, where reporter Yang is from, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon Suk Yeol, the suspect of the head of the rebellion, is attending the court here and being interrogated by the suspect before his arrest.

President Yoon, who departed from the Seoul Detention Center in a convoy, entered the underground parking lot of the court a little while ago at around 1:55 without stopping at the photo line.

At the Senior Prosecutor Cha Jung-hyun and others arrived at the court around 12:30 p.m., and around 1:30 p.m., President Yoon's lawyers divided them into the court several times.

As the president attends the interrogation himself, court security is also strict.

Police are entering the precinct, and court staff are also controlling reporters from leaving the permit area.

Chief Judge Cha Eun-kyung will be in charge of today's interrogation to determine whether to issue an arrest warrant.

Since it was the weekend, a judge on duty, not a judge in charge of a warrant, was in charge of it, but from President Yoon's point of view, both judges who issued arrest warrants earlier were avoided.

Including the case of the Seoul Central District Court, which rejected the arrest suit, Cha will be the fourth judge to judge the president's whereabouts.

[Anchor]
When will President Yoon be arrested?

[Reporter]
As the arrest examination began at 2 p.m., it is expected that President Yoon will be arrested in the middle of the night.

It is an unprecedented issue that determines whether or not an incumbent head of state will be arrested, so it is likely to take a considerable amount of time.

In fact, in the case of the first arrest warrant review for President Yoon, the results came out in 33 hours.

If the court issues an arrest warrant, it will remain the first case in constitutional history where an incumbent president is arrested,

President Yoon stays in Seoul Detention Center for up to 20 days, including the arrest period, and is under arrest investigation.

But if the warrant is rejected, President Yoon will be immediately released and returned to his official residence.

Further investigation into President Yoon, who refuses to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and is consistent with the right to remain silent, is also expected to face considerable difficulties.

In today's warrant review, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is expected to claim that the charges of the head of the rebellion are fully clarified through various circumstantial evidence, and that President Yoon is likely to eliminate the evidence.

On the other hand, President Yoon's side is expected to highlight the claim that the declaration of emergency martial law cannot be subject to judicial review due to high-level governance, and that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit violated the exclusive jurisdiction of the court.

[Anchor]
Supporters of President Yoon, who blocked the entrance to the court, were forcibly dissolved?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Yoon's supporters blocked the entrance to the Western District Court and held an overnight rally.

Earlier today, the police ordered them to disband three times, saying they were holding illegal rallies without reporting the rally and were interfering with court work.

Dozens of supporters lay down at the entrance with their arms crossed and resisted, but police ripped them off one by one and forced them to move.

Currently, protests are continuing in various places surrounding the court, and slogans are heard even in front of the court building where the reporters are located.

In this situation, the Seoul Western District Court decided to control access to the building throughout this weekend.

Vehicle access inside the building has been restricted, and identified reporters can only walk in front of the building.

So far, I'm Yang Dong-hoon of YTN at the Seoul Western District Court.

Reporter for shooting
: Jin Hyung-wook