Police set up a screen around the court and control
President Yoon's supporters stormed the court and damaged facilities
The judge's office, the control room, break down the furniture.
When the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's president was issued, some supporters stormed into the Western District Court and caused riots, including breaking windows.
The Western District Court will operate normally today, with the police announcing a strict response plan, saying they will arrest and investigate all those involved.
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 remain intact.
As you can see, the signboard reading "Seoul Western District Court" is dented on the floor, and all the windows are broken, so you can see the inside office space.The outer walls of building
are also broken in several places.
Also, although we do not see protesters now, the police are controlling access to the court in case there is no possibility.
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 and broke the furniture by entering the office where the judges stayed and the control room where the CCTV server was located.
The court decided to begin normal business within a day after carrying out emergency restoration work, including removing some of the damaged windows yesterday.
As a result, all trials scheduled for today will be held as they are.
However, vehicles cannot enter the building, and visitors must go through the identification process.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 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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