Investigation team of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit visited the detention center...Attention on forced recruitment

[Anchor]
It has been confirmed that the investigation team of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has moved to the Seoul Detention Center where President Yoon Suk Yeol is located.

However, it has not been determined whether it is a visit survey or a forced recruitment.

Connect the legal team reporters to the scene.

Youngsoo Kim, reporter Lee Kyung-guk!

[Reporter]
The high-ranking government official's crime investigation office is reporting related news. About an hour ago, we reported that the atmosphere at the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the Seoul Detention Center is unusual. I told you that the investigation team even confirmed that they visited the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, but the notice from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit came out a little while ago.

Prosecutors and investigators visited the Seoul Detention Center at around 3 p.m. to find and investigate President Yoon Suk Yeol. However, he added that the specific situation of what kind of consultations are taking place inside the detention center has not been confirmed.

As I said, wasn't there a strange atmosphere detected around 4 p.m. today?

[Reporter]
That's right. A busy atmosphere was detected in both the Seoul Detention Center and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

First of all, it has been confirmed that the vehicles of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit have arrived at the Seoul Detention Center. So, the reporters continued to ask the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to check, but the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not disclose its position, but confirmed that it was in the Seoul Detention Center to find a job and investigate.

In addition, it was confirmed that the vehicle used by the head of the airborne department when he went to work also entered the Seoul Detention Center, but the airborne department said that the deputy chief did not visit the Seoul Detention Center.

In addition, it was confirmed that a vehicle believed to belong to the security service arrived around the Gwacheon Government Complex, where the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit building is located. In addition, I was able to see people believed to be presidential security guards entering the building and looking everywhere inside.

[Reporter]
As I told you a while ago, I told you that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit entered the Seoul Detention Center at around 3 p.m. and was attempting a forced recruitment. I think an official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is explaining to reporters.

The Seoul Detention Center is a security facility, so I can't even carry my cell phone. So I explained to the effect that the situation on the site cannot be confirmed. It has been confirmed that six prosecutors and investigators have entered the Seoul Detention Center. Two vehicles were mobilized. It seems that the test has not been confirmed yet.

To explain, it was confirmed that the investigation team of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit visited the Seoul Detention Center at 3 p.m. Then, a total of six people went, but since this is a security facility, it is not possible to carry a cell phone, so it seems that there is no consultation at the site yet.

However, since he said he went at 3 p.m. and is already heading towards 7 p.m., there seems to be a possibility that President Yoon Suk Yeol will not respond to the forced recruitment. I'll let you know once more after confirming this in detail.

Hasn't the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit previously revealed the grounds for forced recruitment? Reporter Lee Kyung-guk, can you explain?

[Reporter]
The Supreme Court's decision in 2013 was held by the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit as the legal basis for forced recruitment. To explain the case, in 2011, the NIS investigated suspects suspected of operating in the basement in connection with the North Korean task force.

They were detained at the Seoul Detention Center when an arrest warrant was issued, but they later refused to comply with the NIS summons. Accordingly, the prosecution, which received the report, sent a cooperative letter to the detention center asking the suspects to be investigated, and accordingly, prison guards at the detention center escorted them to the NIS suspect's office.

At that time, the suspects filed a quasi-appeal, saying it was illegal, and it was an objection procedure. First of all, it was dismissed by the Seoul Central District Court. The suspects even appealed again, but the Supreme Court also dismissed it.

According to the Supreme Court's judgment at the time, if a suspect detained for issuing an arrest warrant refuses to attend, the investigation room can be arrested depending on the validity of the warrant.

It is believed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is also attempting to find a compulsory arrest today in accordance with this precedent.

[Reporter]
The case explained by reporter Lee Kyung-guk was the process in which the prosecutor sent an official letter to the head of the Seoul Detention Center and the guards brought the suspect directly to the place of inches. It's a little different this time.

It has been confirmed that a total of six people, including the prosecutor and the investigator, have now gone to the Seoul Detention Center. However, since the inside is a security facility, we cannot use mobile phones, so we need to understand more about the situation on the site.

Considering that he is an incumbent president, it seems that the prosecutor went there himself. The consultation seems to be prolonged. There must have been a lot of variables. What could there be?

[Reporter]
First of all, the fact that he is an incumbent president seems to be the biggest variable. Although he is imprisoned in a detention center, he is an incumbent president who is protected by the presidential security.

In particular, the bodyguards are also located near the Seoul Detention Center, so it is not possible to confirm how far they approach and how they are guarding them and whether security is actually being provided, specifically, as I said earlier.

However, recalling the time of the previous execution of the arrest warrant, the security service strongly protested at the time, so we will have to check additionally what is going on inside the detention center today.

[Reporter]
Since the time the airborne vehicle entered the detention center, we have been reporting to various places, including lawyers, but we have not been able to reach them now.

So, I think it is necessary to check whether there are lawyers in this detention center or whether President Yoon responds directly. One of the variables is that the president may not respond to the investigation.

So, although there is a legal basis for compulsory arrest, if the president refuses, it can be burdensome to forcefully drag him out. That can be seen as a practical difficulty.

When Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested, he was investigated for only 10 hours and 40 minutes on the same day, and he has not responded to the summons four times since then. The reason was that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not have the right to investigate.

Therefore, if the president does not respond today on that basis, it may be difficult for the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to forcibly bring him out.

As I mentioned, isn't there a background behind the choice of forced recruitment?

[Reporter]
As I said, President Yoon has continued to refuse to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. As you said, I only responded to the first investigation on the day of my arrest, but I didn't answer any questions from the prosecutor at the time.

And the only thing that has spoken is the president's own authority to declare emergency martial law. I repeated the previous claim that it was not subject to judicial judgment. I didn't answer the prosecutor's question as I said.

That's why the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said in a briefing this morning that it is strongly considering forced recruitment. As the announcement was announced, it is believed that the company has started to move in earnest to investigate after hiring from 3 p.m.

[Reporter]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit cannot be left untouched anymore. This is because the period of time for arresting and investigating the suspect is legally set. The arrest period is basically 10 days, and if you extend it, you can be guaranteed up to 20 days.

However, when we discussed with the prosecution earlier, we decided to divide the investigation for about 10 days. The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit calculated the deadline to be about 28 days. However, this is something that needs to be discussed with the prosecution.

When the investigation is completed, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will send the case to the prosecution, and at this point, the prosecution and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit are expected to start consultation. The prosecution is actually almost ready, right?

[Reporter]
That's right. The prosecution seems to have virtually all the preparations.

In fact, the prosecution was the first to notify the summons of President Yoon before handing over the case to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. That's how much the prosecution was preparing for the presidential investigation. Since then, the prosecution has handed over military officials and police leaders, including former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, to trial under arrest one after another.

Based on these investigation data, it seems that President Yoon has prepared more solidly for the investigation.

[Reporter]
To summarize the situation so far, six prosecutors and investigators visited the Seoul Detention Center at around 3 p.m. today to investigate President Yoon Suk Yeol's forced recruitment.

However, it has been found that the situation on the site is not well communicated because it is not possible to carry a mobile phone to the site. He explained that he will also announce the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit as soon as further confirmation is made.