Western District Court issues 'civil war' warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest

[Anchor]
For the first time in constitutional history, a sitting president has been arrested.

The court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's president, explaining the fear of destroying evidence.

I'm connecting with a reporter to find out more.

Reporter Park Heejae!

Tell me the results of the arrest warrant review!

[Reporter]
Yes, at 2:59 a.m., an arrest warrant was issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

It has been eight hours since he was questioned as a suspect before his arrest on charges of abuse of authority with the head of the rebellion,
Cha Eun-kyung, a senior judge at the Seoul Western District Court, issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon and explained that there is a risk of destroying evidence.

However, there was no special mention of whether the criminal charges were clarified.

The process of blocking the National Assembly and the Central Election Commission after the declaration of emergency martial law will be broadcast in real time,
As there have been a series of official statements that there has been a specific order from President
Yoon, it seems that the seriousness of the rebellion crime has been considered.

In addition, President Yoon refused to comply with all five requests for attendance by the prosecution, police, and high-ranking government officials' criminal investigation offices,
Non-cooperation in the investigation also played a disadvantage, such as refusing to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit after
was arrested.

President Yoon's lawyers, who said they "expect good results" after the warrant review, have not taken a special position since the arrest warrant was issued.President Yoon

has argued that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit cannot investigate rebellion for crimes related to abuse of authority, but
As the
court issues an arrest warrant, the investigation of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit against President Yoon, the leader of the "civil war," is expected to accelerate.

So far, the Ministry of Social Affairs has informed you.