56 people arrested for "Western District Court riots"... "concerned about fleeing"

[Anchor]
A court has issued arrest warrants for a number of rally participants suspected of causing a disturbance in and around the Seoul Western District Court.

In particular, the majority were the ones who stormed and rioted the Western District Court.

I'll connect you with more news and reporters.

Reporter Yoon Woong-sung, how many people were arrested in total?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for 56 people who went on a rampage inside and outside the court between the 18th and 19th.

Yesterday (21st), the prosecution requested arrest warrants for 58 people, but most of them were arrested.

They are accused of entering the court and going on a rampage, destroying household appliances, assaulting the police, and blocking the vehicle of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

The court found that all of those arrested were feared to flee and issued a warrant, and the two dismissed were determined to have no fear of fleeing or destroying evidence.

Earlier on the 20th, five people were first examined for arrest warrants on charges of assaulting police officers, but the court issued two and rejected the rest, saying there was no fear of destruction because most of the evidence was collected.

As a result, 58 of 63 people have been arrested so far in connection with the Western District Court riot.

The police are specifying additional participants through evidence videos, so the number of targets for investigation is expected to increase in the future.

[Anchor]
What is the current situation in the Western District Court, which has been badly damaged by the storming of rally participants?

[Reporter]
Yes, the court removed large waste such as broken windows on the day of the raid and began normal operation the next day, this Monday.

However, damaged outer walls and windows have not yet been restored.

The court plans to temporarily cover the broken outer wall tiles with sandwich panels by today (22nd), and replace them with the same finishing material in March.

The windows are blocked with plastic material, and they will be replaced by this Friday.

In addition, for the security of the building, the simple civil service consultation work has been suspended until this Friday, and only employees and trial parties are allowed to enter.

I'm YTN Yoon Woong Sung.