An unprecedented arrest of a sitting president...The president said, "Dead of the rule of law and no conscience."

2025.01.19. AM 09:51
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[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for the first time as a sitting president.President Yoon

protested, saying the rule of law has died and the conscience of the law has disappeared.I'm connecting you to a reporter from the

high-ranking public official's crime investigation office. Reporter Youngsoo Kim!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's a high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

[Anchor]
Please summarize the news of the issuance of an arrest warrant.

[Reporter]
Eight hours after the pre-arrest interrogation, an arrest warrant was issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

As a result, for the first time in constitutional history, an incumbent president has been arrested.

Cha Eun-kyung, a senior judge at the Seoul Western District Court, said President Yoon is feared to remove evidence.

Basically, it seems that President Yoon's allegations of rebellion have been clarified to some extent through the investigation, and that there is a seriousness.

In addition, it is believed that he has considered the fact that he can exert influence as an incumbent president.

In addition, refusal to comply with the request to attend the investigation agency and not cooperating with the investigation may have affected it.

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol's position came out, right?

[Reporter]
President Yoon protested that the rule of law died and the conscience of the law disappeared.

Usually, when the court's judgment comes out, it often makes a position that 'respects the judgment of the judiciary',
President Yoon strongly criticized it as a false arrest warrant that is difficult to even bring up.

Both the issuance and execution of arrest warrants are illegal and the judiciary has been tilted, repeating the previous claim.

At the same time, he refuted the court's reason for issuing a warrant, saying there was no evidence to be eliminated and no influence.President Yun

raised the level of criticism of the judiciary, but said he would never give up and would correct his mistakes in judicial proceedings.

[Anchor]
What will happen to the investigation in the future?

[Reporter]
First of all, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has only expressed its position in principle that it will proceed with the case investigation in accordance with the law and procedure.

An official from the Airborne Division is expected to meet with reporters shortly after 10 a.m. to announce the plan,
As President Yoon refused to investigate before
, it is expected that he will visit the detention center to investigate or forcibly bring him.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit can investigate the president, but it has no power to bring him to trial.

So, we previously agreed with the prosecution to use about 10 out of 20 days of detention.

There are small variables such as a request for an arrest suit, but there is a possibility that the case will be transferred to the prosecution by the 24th.

So far, the airlift has delivered it to you.



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