[On-site video +] Director of Public Offices, "Strict law enforcement but respectful..."You have to summon him".

[Anchor]
The high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office, which obtained an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's president, continues to struggle with the timing of the warrant execution.

Director of Airborne Oh Dong-woon will answer reporters' questions on his first day of the new year.

Let's go to the scene.

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
We deeply pray for the victims of the plane crash who lost their lives. In addition, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the bereaved families. Our Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has been faithfully investigating the December 3 civil war in accordance with the law and principles. Cooperation was also made at the level of the Joint Investigation Headquarters.

So, I summoned the president for declaring martial law on December 3 three times, but unfortunately, the president refused to comply with the summons. So the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit applied for an arrest warrant and a search warrant and obtained it from the court. So, we will exercise our authority on the search warrant after the arrest warrant according to the principle.

[Reporter]
When are you going to do it?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
The joint investigation headquarters is now discussing it and it will be executed within the deadline.

[Reporter]
Before the execution of the warrant, what are you preparing in advance and how the agreement is being reached with the security service.

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
I understand that there are also rallies now regarding the execution of arrest warrants. I hope there won't be too much cheering and too much opposition. We hope that it will proceed without much trouble, but we are also cooperating to mobilize police personnel in preparation for such a situation.

[Reporter]
What's with the security?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
There is no special request for cooperation in that part yet.

[Reporter]
If the security service interferes with the execution, it can be booked for obstructing the execution of special public affairs, did you send an official warning letter like this?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
I've already sent the official letter. It warned us that we could be convicted of obstructing the exercise of rights to abuse our authority and obstructing the execution of special public affairs.

[Reporter]
What action will the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit take in the event of a resistance to the execution of a warrant?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
We hope that it can be executed without much opposition, and we have sent an official letter to that part and are preparing in advance. Anyway, even if there is such opposition, we will take due process.

[Reporter]
You said you sent an official letter, but do you think it interferes with execution from this stage when you don't open the official residence?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
That's right. We recognize that locking various barricades, then iron doors, and refusing to comply with the execution of arrest warrants itself is an obstruction of justice.

[Reporter]
If you make an arrest, I would like to ask if you have set an arrest investigation policy after that.

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
Such a part will be decided at the level of the Joint Investigation Headquarters after the investigation is conducted and will be followed by due process.

[Reporter]
President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyers say that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit does not have the right to investigate and that is why the issuance of the warrant itself is invalid. What do you think about this?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
We have now obtained a legitimate arrest warrant and search warrant from the court for obstructing the exercise of the right to abuse and rebellion. So I recognize that the discussion of investigative power ended with such a decision by the court.

[Reporter]
President Yoon's lawyer applied for an injunction, but he executes the warrant regardless of this.

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
I understand that such a part is not a legitimate right remedy procedure.

[Reporter]
When did you send the warning letter you mentioned earlier?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
I sent it as of yesterday.

[Reporter]
You said you were doing door stepping today, was there anything you wanted to say in particular?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
That's right. We only enforce the law strictly, and we also specially asked the investigation team to prevent excessive criticism of the president or such acts that were not done by due process. So, in that regard, I hope you will comply with the summons of our Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit because we will enforce the law tremendously but also keep manners.

[Reporter]
Do you have a scheduled date, and do you have an execution date?

[Dongwoon Oh / Director of Criminal Investigation]
I can't disclose that part specifically right now, but I'll execute it within the deadline.