[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who received the second notice of attendance from the prosecution, is considering whether to attend or not.President Yun
met with reporters for the first time today to express his position.
I'll connect you to a reporter for more information. Reporter Kim Dahyun!
What position did President Yoon make?
[Reporter]
First of all, President Yoon's lawyer Seok Dong-hyun said that the investigation into the alleged civil war is currently underway,
As a legal concept, it has stated that it does not agree with the crime of rebellion at all.
He explains that it is not a civil war as there is no riot, saying that a person with a regime causes a civil war to usurp the regime.President Yoon's side
also said that President Yoon will express his position in the impeachment court.
The lawyers have not yet been completed.
Although the senior appointment has not yet been submitted, Kim Hong-il, former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, and Yoon Gap-geun, a lawyer, will join, and there is a possibility of additional lawyers joining.President Yun
added that since the investigation and impeachment proceedings cannot be carried out at the same time, adjustments need to be made on this part.
Likewise, as various agencies compete with each other, it seems necessary to adjust the requirements for attendance and the mention of forced investigations.
[Anchor]
I'm most interested in whether to comply with the summons notification from investigative agencies such as the prosecution, so what position is this?
[Reporter]
Yes, the special prosecutor's office yesterday informed the president to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Saturday for questioning.
Attention is focusing on whether President Yoon, who rejected the first request for summons on the grounds of appointing a lawyer, will respond this time.
President Yoon, who met with reporters today, said it is still difficult to talk about whether the president will attend or not.
Although it is not the rule of law that the investigative agency calls, he said that President Yoon is determined to follow the legal process.
Regarding Cho Dong-bon's request for President Yoon to attend tomorrow, he explained, "It's not tomorrow for now."
He expressed his intention not to attend the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit tomorrow.
If the president refuses to comply with the summons again, the prosecution is expected to consider securing recruits by obtaining an arrest warrant from the court.
[Anchor]
The military leadership investigation that actually carried out martial law is also in full swing, and the arrest deadline for former Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been extended.
[Reporter]
Yes, the arrest deadline for former Minister Kim has been increased by 10 more days until the 28th.
The prosecution, which has secured more time, plans to continue the investigation of former Minister Kim.
Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, who served as the martial law commander at the time of martial law's declaration, was issued an arrest warrant.
There was an interrogation of the suspect before the arrest today, but President Park Ahn-soo gave up the examination.
Earlier yesterday, Special Forces Commander Kwak Jong-geun and Defense Commander Lee Jin-woo were arrested due to the possibility of destroying evidence and fleeing.
As a result, the prosecution has secured all the recruits of key military figures in the martial law, including former Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Yeo In-hyeong, commander of counterintelligence.
So far, I'm Kim Da-hyun of YTN at the Special Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecution Service.
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