"I saw a sign of a crisis. What did the command do?"Police at the scene 'exploded'

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While many police officers were assaulted in the rampage of the Seoul Western District Court by some supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol's president, a claim of responsibility for the police command has been raised among police officers at the scene.

On the 20th, a number of articles about the Western District Court incident were posted on the bulletin board of the next cafe, "Police Love," where incumbent police officers are active. Among them, A, a field task force, wrote, "It was the first time in my life as a police officer that I have seen such a disastrous scene," adding, "I can't sleep because I'm crying even when I'm lying down."

A said, "Why does the command think of employees only as 'body buns'?" and added, "My colleague was assaulted as if he were being ridiculed." The on-site command on the sidelines should definitely take responsibility," he pointed out.

He then said, "I watched my colleague who was being hit and repeatedly said, 'Stop it.' I'm ashamed of myself and I'm crying, he said. "Please create a system to protect police officers on the spot." The command suggested that even if it is a promotion test for its own personnel appointment, it should not be passed by.

The time when the protesters broke the vehicle of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and blew out the tires was around 8 p.m., when President Yoon left after completing the interrogation of the suspect before his arrest. The protesters, who were waiting, broke through the police blockade and stormed into the court through the back gate of the Western District Court at around 3 a.m. on the 19th when news of the issuance of an arrest warrant was reported.

Police officer B, who was at the scene, said, "From the time (protesters) blocked the vehicle of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit on the night of the 18th and occupied the road, I thought today's duty would not be easy to end," adding, "I was wandering around the back gate of the court all morning from the evening and hitting the fence threateningly, and everyone was already looking around." I felt a feeling that something was going to happen, not only me but also other police officers," he said.

He then pointed out, "The back gate side looked too sloppy to anyone, but they hardly prepared it." In addition, even the part-time unit was mobilized for the vigil, and the fatigue of the employees was accumulated considerably, he added, "The damage was even greater because it was not able to respond quickly to the attack."

Police later mobilized a total of 1,400 people, including riot gear and a task force equipped with batons, to suppress most of the protesters inside and outside the courthouse at around 6 a.m. Forty-two police officers were injured, including seven seriously injured.

A recalled, "The winter has come and the separation measures have been completed, but the employee's body and mind have already been in a state of complete chaos," adding, "I was so angry to see the clothes and sleeves of the leader of the task force, who looked like his father's age, all ripped and covered in powder."

"The Seoul Detention Center and the Constitutional Court will also be the next targets," he said. "We need to prepare in advance not to hurt our employees and prepare three danbong and capsaicin to gain a head start before the riot. Yesterday, some people were taken away, and they immediately backed down," he claimed.