All the wrongdoers are under arrest..."Building a dedicated team and responding strictly."

[Anchor]
Police have set up a dedicated team and launched an investigation into supporters who rioted in court against the decision to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol's president.

The police said they will respond strictly by arresting and investigating not only the mastermind but also all the illegal actors.

This is reporter Lee Sang-gon.

[Reporter]
The riot at the Seoul Western District Court was suppressed in three hours with a police task force.

In the process, a number of people have been arrested as current offenders.

The arrested protesters were dispersed to police stations in downtown Seoul and will be investigated in earnest.

The police set up a dedicated investigation team led by the head of the investigation department of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Another emergency command video conference was held and a strict response policy was established.

The court, the last bastion of the rule of law, has been attacked, which is unprecedented in constitutional history, so the government plans to arrest and investigate all illegal actors.

Regarding them, the possibility of applying charges under the criminal law, which stipulates that "multiple groups of assault, intimidation or damage are committed," as well as the crime of intrusion into buildings and damage to public objects, is also discussed.

The police will identify additional participants through the analysis of evidence data, stressing that they will also thoroughly investigate the possibility of agitation by far-right YouTubers.

[Lee Ho-young / Acting Police Commissioner: I think this is a serious challenge to the rule of law and I would like to say that we will continue to strictly deal with illegality and violent protests. I'm going to fully investigate the background as well.]

The police also decided to protect Cha Eun-kyung, a senior judge at the Seoul Western District Court who issued a warrant for President Yoon's arrest.

The prosecution also set a policy to arrest and investigate major participants and formed a dedicated team of nine prosecutors.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said the illegal violence occupation protest is a very serious crime that completely denies the rule of law and the judicial system, and that it will take measures equivalent to crimes such as heavy sentences.

I'm YTN's Lee Sanggon.

Filmmaker: Jung Hee-in Jang Myung-ho
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