The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit failed to arrest a forced conviction in six hours... "Reviewing the morning investigation as well."

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[Anchor]
The high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office tried to force President Yoon Suk Yeol to seek a compulsory arrest yesterday, but it failed in six hours.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is considering whether it can be investigated even in the morning before President Yoon's attendance at the Constitutional Court.

For more information, connect with reporters to find out. Reporter Kim Dahyun!

President Yoon continues to refuse to investigate the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, right?

[Reporter]
That's right.

At around 3 p.m. yesterday, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit sent six people, including prosecutors and investigators, to the Seoul Detention Center to try to force them into custody.This is because President

Yoon refused to comply with the summons investigation one after another except on the day of his arrest on the 15th.

However, as President Yoon did not respond to the forced recruitment attempt, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit suspended the recruitment at around 9 p.m. last night, six hours later, in accordance with human rights protection regulations.

It seems that it cannot be enforced if the suspect does not agree to the late-night investigation.It is understood that President

Yoon was interviewing his lawyer, saying he was preparing for today's impeachment trial.

[Anchor]
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is also reviewing the investigation this morning, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, we are looking into whether the investigation will be possible this morning, as the time left before we send the case to the prosecution is tight.

After the job offer failed yesterday, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit also said it will continue to carry out criminal proceedings, including retrying forced jobs.

An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said that they are considering whether they can investigate President Yoon again today.

Although the method and timing have not been confirmed yet, there is an open possibility of attempting an investigation before 2 p.m. at the Constitutional Court.As there is a high possibility that President

Yoon will not respond, even if he tries to investigate, there seems to be a greater possibility of forced recruitment or door-to-door investigation than the summons notification method.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit is expected to announce detailed plans through a briefing at 10:30 a.m.

[Anchor]
If President Yoon refuses to investigate, there will be a lot of difficulties in the investigation.

What will happen to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit in the future?

[Reporter]
There is a possibility that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit may try to investigate the detention center on a business trip if it is deemed difficult to find a compulsory recruitment.

In fact, in the case of former presidents who were arrested in the past, most of them were conducted in detention centers and prisons due to security issues.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that since it is a principle to conduct an investigation in the investigation room, it was not a door-to-door investigation but a forced recruitment first.

However, it is also unclear whether President Yoon will respond to the visit investigation because he claims that the investigation of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit itself is illegal.

In this case, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit should hand over the case to the prosecution, which has the authority to prosecute, without completing the face-to-face investigation even after successful arrest and arrest of President Yoon.

If you look at the cashier of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit alone, there is a high possibility that the case will be handed over to the prosecution around the 28th.

It is understood that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office recently asked the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to discuss the timing of sending the case.

I'm KIM DAHYUN of YTN from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

Filmmaker: Park Kyung-tae


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