Application for an arrest warrant for the head of the National Police Agency and the head of Seoul...Police raid Kim Yong-hyun's security phone

"Director Cho Ji-ho receives martial law instructions from President Yoon"
"President Yoon calls Director Cho after declaring martial law"
"I learned for the first time through the media declaring martial law
"Will Director Kim be arrested as early as tomorrow?"

[Anchor]
A special police investigation team has applied for arrest warrants for Cho Ji-ho, head of the National Police Agency, and Kim Bong-sik, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who were arrested urgently.

It also launched a search and seizure of security phones and related servers used by former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

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[Reporter]
Yes, this is the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency.

[Anchor]
A special police team filed an arrest warrant for the leadership they arrested earlier?

[Reporter]
Yes.

The police special investigation team said it has applied for arrest warrants for Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho and Seoul Commissioner Kim Bong-sik, who were arrested urgently on charges of rebellion.

Contrary to the remarks made at the National Assembly by Commissioner Cho and Seoul Mayor Kim when announcing the warrant application, the Special Task Force said

Hours before the emergency martial law was issued, he met with President Moon Yoon Suk Yeol and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to explain that he heard about the emergency martial law.

It was confirmed that Cho and Kim, the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, visited the safety house and met with President Yoon Suk Yeol three hours before the emergency martial law was declared.

At the meeting, it was reported that President Yoon was handed an instruction document containing the targets to be seized after the declaration of martial law.

In addition, after the martial law was declared, President Yoon reportedly called Cho directly and ordered him to arrest key lawmakers.

However, at the National Assembly earlier, Commissioner Cho stated that he first learned of the declaration of emergency martial law through the media and stayed at the National Police Agency for about four hours after being contacted by the presidential office before martial law.

The police made a statement that was different from their previous claims.

However, it is known that Commissioner Cho did not follow all the instructions because they were considered unfair.

The police are expected to speed up the investigation, including the details of the instructions and whether they are implemented after securing their whereabouts.

Whether Cho and Kim will be arrested is expected to be decided as early as tomorrow.

[Anchor]
The police launched a forced investigation into the security phone used by former Minister Kim Yong-hyun?

[Reporter]
Yes, the police emergency martial law special investigation team launched a search and seizure of security phones and related servers used by former Minister Kim Yong-hyun at the Ministry of National Defense and the Capital Defense Command.

This is to secure a security phone installed with an anti-tapping program, which is a key evidence of martial law, and a server containing communication details.

Police said the raid was the first activity since the formation of the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which was formed with the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the Ministry of National Defense.

In addition, the special police team received data related to the martial law command from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a voluntary submission method.

So far, I'm YTN Choi Sang-woo at the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters.