Head of the Correctional Headquarters, "President Yoon went through procedures such as mug shots and went to a private room in general."

2025.01.20. AM 11:25
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President Yoon Suk Yeol was held in solitary confinement in the Seoul Detention Center yesterday evening (19th), the correctional authorities said.

Shin Yong-hae, head of the Ministry of Justice's correctional headquarters, attended a question-and-answer session of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee and designated one of the living rooms with general inmates to accommodate President Yoon, and explained that the size is about 3.6 or 3.7 pyeong, similar to that of the former presidents.Head of the

Shin added that President Yoon went through formal acceptance procedures such as mugshot photography and physical examination after his arrest, and cooperated according to the procedure without any special resistance.

He also stressed that even if radical supporters talk about getting the president out of the detention center, he will not be able to do so, saying that he is cooperating with the police and the presidential security service.


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