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The possibility of 'attempting arrest' is causing tension in the president's residence.

2025.01.04 PM 03:54
[Anchor]
As I told you, the Joint Investigation Headquarters is struggling with the re-execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Tensions are rising around the presidential residence amid tight security and even a counter-insurgency rally.

There's a reporter on the scene, reporter Lee Hyun-jung!

[Reporter]
Yes, in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

[Anchor]
First of all, it seems difficult to re-enforce the arrest warrant today, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, there are no investigators from the Joint Investigation Headquarters to execute the arrest warrant for President Yoon or the movement of the vehicle.

However, the entrance to the road to the official residence was completely blocked by a line of police car walls.

Many experiences come and go near security posts from time to time, partially restricting the passage of citizens.

Park Jong-joon and Kim Sung-hoon, deputy head of the security service, who were booked yesterday on charges of obstructing the execution of the warrant and obstructing the execution of special affairs, requested a postponement of the police's summons to attend today.

Yoon said he could not leave for a moment because it was a serious time regarding the security of the president, but it seems that he had in mind the possibility of re-executing the warrant of the joint investigation.

If the government attempts to arrest President Yoon again, it is impossible to rule out the possibility of a physical conflict by confronting the security service as it did yesterday.

The on-site police are not relaxing to maintain order in front of the presidential residence just in case.

[Anchor]
In the midst of this, there are also counterattacks nearby?

[Reporter]
Yes, rallies for and against President Yoon's arrest have been going on since the morning.

In the afternoon, the atmosphere is intensifying as more people from both sides gather.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is saying that the security agency should cooperate with the execution of the warrant, and that it will not back down until President Yoon is arrested.

At one point, as participants marched toward the official residence, police blocked all lanes and blocked the movement, resulting in a confrontation.

Conservative groups have also gathered nearby since early hours to hold rallies in support of President Yoon, and the scale is getting bigger.

Participants are shouting slogans such as "the source of the arrest warrant is invalid," saying they don't know when they will try to execute the warrant again.

Police set up car walls and barricades to control the scene in case of clashes between the two sides,
Until the 6th, the validity of the
arrest warrant, the tense atmosphere in the official residence is expected to continue.

So far, I'm Lee Hyun-jung of YTN near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

Filmmaker for
: Wang Xion


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