After the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's president was issued, some supporters stormed into the Western District Court and broke windows, causing riots.
While the police announced a strict response plan, saying they would arrest and investigate all those involved, the Western District Court will operate normally today.
I'll connect with the reporter to find out what's going on now. Reporter Lim Yejin!
[Reporter]
Yes, this is the Seoul Western District Court.
[Anchor]
It's been a day since the riots happened due to some Yoon supporters storming, what's the current situation?
[Reporter]
A day has passed, but traces of the riot still remain.The signboard reading
'Seoul Western District Court' was crushed and fell on the floor, and the outer wall of the building was also broken here and there.A police screen is installed around the
building, restricting access.
When the news of the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon broke out early yesterday, supporters who were protesting around broke into the court and damaged the facility.I broke the
building, went into the office where the judges stayed, and the control room where the CCTV server was located, and broke the appliance,
The
court yesterday carried out emergency restoration work to remove damaged windows and other windows, and decided to operate normally today.
Accordingly, all scheduled trials will be held as it is.Cha Eun-kyung, a senior judge at the Western District Court who was targeted by the mob by issuing an arrest warrant for President
Yoon, decided to receive personal protection from the police.
The judiciary has also begun a full-fledged response.
Following an emergency on-site inspection yesterday by Chun Dae-yup, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cho Hee-dae decided to convene an emergency meeting of Supreme Court Justices this morning to come up with measures.
[Anchor]
How's the investigation of the riot going?
[Reporter]
Nearly 90 people were arrested by police for two days in protests near the Western District Court, including those arrested for attacking police officers and investigators of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.
Police regard the incident as a significant challenge to the rule of law and say they plan to arrest all those involved.
Police believe the West District Court riot may not be a one-off incident,
In fact, supporters of President Yoon gathered again within hours of dissolving in the Western District Court yesterday and held an unreported illegal rally at the Constitutional Court.
Police will strengthen security personnel at the Seoul Detention Center where President Yoon is imprisoned and the Constitutional Court where the impeachment trial is taking place,
The plan is to set up a dedicated team headed by the head of the investigation department of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
to strictly investigate the situation.
In particular, the police will investigate whether far-right YouTubers and others instigated violence and intrusion during the protest based on the evidence.
So far, I'm YTN Lim Ye-jin at the Seoul Western District Court.
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