Lee Kwang-woo, the head of the security department, was arrested...Application for an arrest warrant for Deputy Chief Kim Sung-hoon

[Anchor]
The police, which set up a joint investigation headquarters with the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, are also speeding up their investigation into the head of the security service as President Yoon is arrested.

Lee Kwang-woo, the head of the bodyguard headquarters of the bodyguard, was arrested, and an arrest warrant was requested for Kim Sung-hoon, the deputy head of the bodyguard department, who was arrested earlier.

This is reporter Park Ki-hyun.

[Reporter]
Lee Kwang-woo, the head of the security headquarters of the security service, appeared at the National Investigation Headquarters of the police.

Director Lee is accused of taking the lead in blocking the execution of the warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol along with Deputy Security Minister Kim Sung-hoon.

The police immediately executed the arrest warrant issued to Lee for refusing to summon him three times.

Prior to the investigation, Lee claimed that it was a legitimate duty to block the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon.

[Lee Kwang-woo / Presidential Security Service Director: We will faithfully investigate the investigation agency, and the security agency has only performed its due duties within the security area]

The police also summoned Deputy Chief Kim, who arrested the previous day and conducted a high-intensity investigation for 13 hours.

Deputy Director Kim did not answer any questions from reporters asking if he continues to deny the charges before attending.

[Kim Sung Hoon / Deputy Director of the Presidential Security Service: (Are you continuing to deny the charges?)]. (Whose order was it that blocked the execution?) .... (What part of today's investigation do you plan to focus on?) ....]

However, Deputy Chief Kim's lawyer reiterated that the security agency only responded in principle.

[Bae Eui-cheol / Lawyer: The bodyguard only followed the security guidelines. The warrant was presented while there was an illegal entry. Under that premise, the security service responded in principle.]

However, the police applied for an arrest warrant, believing that Deputy Chief Kim led the hard-line response to the execution of the arrest warrant against President Yoon.

I'm KIHYUN of YTN.

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