The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is reviewing the possibility of forced recruitthe 'Presidential Status' variable

2025.01.20. PM 4:04
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Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit "President Yoon reviews the possibility of compulsory recruitment"
" Evidence for compulsory recruitment due to the effect of arrest warrant"
"Discussion of compulsory recruitment this morning…I'm not excluding the field investigation.
[Anchor]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has said it is strongly considering forced recruitment of Yoon Suk Yeol's president, who is refusing to investigate.

However, as he is an incumbent president, there are expected to be variables.

There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Youngsoo Kim!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's a high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

[Anchor]
It hasn't been confirmed that we're going through the compulsory recruitment process yet, has it?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit told reporters that they are strongly considering the forced recruitment of President Yoon, who is refusing to investigate.


As you mentioned that you would consider it 'pronely', the policy has been set and you may consider it as a plan to implement it.

An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that the judgment was based on the precedent that forced recruitment was possible due to the effect of the arrest warrant.

However, he did not disclose a specific time point whether it would be today or tomorrow, only saying he would discuss it and decide.

He also added that the prosecutor did not completely rule out going to the detention center and conducting an on-site investigation.

[Anchor]
Forced recruitment doesn't happen often.

If you actually start, how will it work?

[Reporter]
Since the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said it was reviewing it, we have to wait a little while for a detailed plan, but we can see the approximate situation from the precedent that we referred to it.

At that time, the prosecutor sent a "request for cooperation in command of the suspect" to the head of the Seoul Detention Center, asking him to inch the suspects so that they could be investigated.

According to this official letter, the guards will be brought to the inch location.

It is unclear whether we will go through the same procedure this time.

The fact that he is an incumbent president and that there are security officials in the detention center is expected to act as a variable from the stage of planning to implementation.

[Anchor]
The reason why the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit even thinks of such a plan may be because President Yoon refuses to investigate, but what is the president's position?

[Reporter]
President Yoon is virtually refusing to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit altogether.

He was investigated only on the day he was arrested on the 15th, and since he was arrested on the 16th and 17th, he has refused to comply with four summons requests, both yesterday and today.President Yoon's lawyer

said, "Nothing has changed at all, there is nothing to state, and there is enough evidence, so we can deal with it."

However, when asked if the situation could change if the case is transferred to the prosecution, President Yoon said, "Isn't it possible?"

[Anchor]
Then, when will the case be transferred to the prosecution?

[Reporter]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit calculated the first arrest deadline as the 28th.

An official of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that the results were excluded from the period of arrest and interrogation of suspects before arrest.

Looking at the cashier of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit alone, it seems highly likely that the case will be sent to the prosecution around the 28th.

However, it is based on the calculation of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and there are areas that need to be discussed with the prosecution.

It is understood that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office has requested consultation with the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit on the deadline for arrest and the timing of sending the case.

So far, the airlift has delivered it to you.


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