Should President Yoon also raise an objection to the 'no access to non-lawyers'? [Anchor Report]

2025.01.20. PM 2:58
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President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was imprisoned in the Seoul Detention Center after the court issued an arrest warrant.

As the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit sends a decision on President Yoon to the detention center prohibiting interviews with persons other than lawyers,

There were reports that President Yoon couldn't even meet First Lady Kim Gun-hee.

In order to guarantee the basic human rights and defense rights of the arrested suspect, the Criminal Procedure Act stipulates the right to interview and communicate like this,

However, there is also a provision that can restrict interview traffic with non-lawyers if there is a decision by the court or investigative agency.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said the decision was "because there is a fear of destroying evidence."
The prohibition of interviews such as
will remain applicable until prosecution.

Prosecutors banned the public from interviewing former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who was previously arrested on charges of rebellion, and banned him from receiving and sending letters.

In response to this disposition, former Minister Kim filed a quasi-appeal to the court asking for the "cancellation of the ban on encounters," but

The Seoul Central District Court has decided to dismiss it.

President Yoon Suk Yeol is refusing to investigate by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and mobilizing all objection procedures
Attention is focusing on whether to challenge the Airborne Department's 'prohibition of encounters' by the
Airborne Department, and if so, whether the court that made the decision to dismiss it will accept it.


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