When President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested, the people's power expressed regret over the court's judgment and protested that Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, should be arrested on the same basis.
On the other hand, the opposition welcomed it as a natural result and a necessity.
This is reporter Son Hyo-jung.
[Reporter]
The people's power to hold an emergency leadership meeting at the news that the president produced by the party has been arrested is devastating and heartbroken.
The investigation into those involved has been completed, and the president pointed out that it is very wrong to judge that there is a risk of destroying evidence just because he changed his mobile phone.
He immediately turned his arrow to Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is being tried on various charges, including violating the Public Official Election Act.
Earlier, CEO Lee's arrest warrant was rejected for reasons such as guaranteeing defense rights, but if it is the same standard, CEO Lee should be arrested.
[Kwon Young-se / People's Power Emergency Management Committee Chairman: If you want to arrest and investigate a sitting president, the same standard should be applied to the leader of the opposition party. If (CEO Lee Jae-myung's) allegations are confirmed, they will be arrested in the same way....]
On the other hand, the opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, issued a series of comments immediately after the arrest warrant was issued, welcoming it as a common sense judgment and a fallibility.
The issuance of a warrant for the president, who has rejected the investigation and divided the public opinion due to the theory of fraudulent elections, will be a cornerstone for correcting the collapsed constitutional order.
He asked the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to show that judicial justice is alive through a strict and thorough investigation.
[Kim Sung-hoe/ Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea: This is a common sense court judgment that fits the mastermind of the civil war crimes witnessed by the whole nation in real time. It is thanks to your righteous anger to bring Korea back to normal.
Regarding the ruling party's claim that Lee should be arrested, he said, "Have you refused to investigate and trial like President Yoon?" and refuted that it is cowardly and not logical to bring the opposition leader's work to the rebellion.
Amid the unprecedented arrest of an incumbent president, the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties is expected to heat up even in the face of the upcoming impeachment trial and the special prosecution law.
I'm Son Hyojung of YTN.
Photographer; Lee St. Mary's Han Sang-won
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