"Please take care of the execution of the warrant"...Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit One-way Notification to Police

Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit Handed Over to Police in Enforcement of President Yoon's Arrest Warrant

Police "The Airborne Division sends an official letter to the police in the morning to inform them"

Today, President Yoon's arrest warrant re-executed 'Musan' observation

Kook Soo-bon "I was appointed without any prior discussion...Reviewing legal principles"

Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit "Sending an official letter last night to the execution of a national security warrant."

[Anchor]
The high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office has today informed the president of Yoon Suk Yeol to take responsibility for the re-execution of the warrant ahead of the deadline for the arrest warrant.

The police say it's absurd.

I'm connecting you with a field reporter. Reporter Youngsoo Kim!

[Reporter]
It's in the high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

[Anchor]
Are you saying the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit won't execute the arrest warrant?

[Reporter]
I think we should look at it that way.

The execution deadline for the arrest warrant is midnight today, as you said, so the reporters have been very nervous since early this morning.

However, unlike the 3rd, there was no movement at dawn.

A while ago, it was confirmed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit handed over the execution of the arrest warrant to the police.

He said he sent an official letter to the police at 7 a.m. this morning.

Specifically, it was an official document titled "Arrest Warrant and Search Warrant Execution Command."

The purpose was to entrust this to the police because the police are good at enforcement.

It has also been confirmed that he has sought the opinion of the police, saying that the arrest warrant is due today, and that he will apply for an extension of this period.

Today's execution of the arrest warrant seems to have failed.

[Anchor]
Why did the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit suddenly make this decision?

[Reporter]
Lawyers for the president of Yoon Suk Yeol have repeatedly argued that it is illegal and invalid, saying that they do not have the right to investigate rebellion at the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. This is why they have not responded to the request for attendance and have protested the execution of arrest warrants.

The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit was very conscious of this and is presumed to be to resolve this controversy.

However, today is the last day of the arrest warrant deadline.

The decision was made suddenly, and it seems that consultations with the police were not made properly.

The police are also responding that it's a little embarrassing.

In the meantime, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has been confident in the investigation and asked to transfer the case and received the transfer, so there may be criticism of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

[Anchor]
Is there any official position of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit in this regard?

[Reporter]
It came out a little while ago.

It came out as a notice under the name of the Joint Investigation Headquarters.

Last night, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit sent an official letter to the National Investigation Headquarters entrusting the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, a one-sentence notice was issued.

However, it is not included in the official position whether it is only the execution of the arrest warrant or the investigation itself, but after additional reporting, we believe that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit only requested the police to execute the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

There is a part where you need to be dispatched to the police, but if you entrust the execution of an arrest warrant like this, the police can independently execute the arrest warrant, so it can be seen that you entrusted the execution of the arrest warrant.

[Anchor]
As you said, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit believes that only the execution of arrest warrants will be handed over to the police. Has the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police ever discussed this in advance?

[Reporter]
I think it should be considered that there is nothing so far.

There was one attempt to execute an arrest warrant last Friday.

Didn't all the investigators from the Joint Chiefs of Staff withdraw in about five and a half hours?

However, despite many predictions that there would be an attempt to re-execute an arrest warrant for two days over the weekend, there was no re-execution of the arrest warrant.

As I told you this morning, there was no such movement.

While I was broadcasting at dawn, it was revealed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit entrusted the police to execute the arrest warrant.

When I first asked the police about their position, they responded that it was absurd.

Therefore, it seems that there was no specific consultation between the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit and the police.

[Anchor]
If so, I wonder if there are any legal problems.

Has it been reviewed?

[Reporter]
Looking at the position of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, there is a legal basis, but we are looking for it. We're checking it out because it's sudden.

However, according to the opinion of the legal profession, there seems to be a lot of interpretations that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit should not do so because it does not have the command over the judicial police.

Many analysts say that it is actually the first format to select only the execution part and delegate it to the police.

That's why many say it's unusual.

In other words, there is an analysis that it is unusual for the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to direct the police because it does not have the authority to direct the police in the case of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

Also, it is so unusual to hand over only the authority to execute a warrant, so I think this is also a part that needs to be interpreted.

[Anchor]
I'll extend the warrant period, so the police told me to execute it is the content of the official letter sent by the Airborne this morning, but isn't it clear that this will be accepted even if I request an arrest warrant again?

[Reporter]
I think I need to think about that, too.

For now, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit will send an official letter to the police and request an arrest warrant again.

So, because I asked for the deadline, I think I had confidence that it could be issued when an arrest warrant was requested.

Looking at the process so far, President Yoon Suk Yeol has not responded to the summons three times and the security service has prevented the execution of the arrest warrant, so he seems confident that the arrest warrant will be issued.

I think we should listen to the interpretation of the legal profession.

[Anchor]
Then I wonder how the warrant will be executed by midnight today.

Is it possible for the police to take over and go into execution today?

[Reporter]
That's also something that needs to be reviewed. It seems like the police are also conducting a legal review.

However, the deadline for the execution of the arrest warrant is midnight today, and there are doubts about whether we can prepare this right now and put our career into it.

Because hundreds of security agents blocked the execution of the first arrest warrant.

Since I couldn't break through it and stepped back, I couldn't help but think about how to break through it, because there could be a physical collision.

It should be considered that the possibility of the police being executed today is slim.

[Anchor]
In the meantime, President Yoon's side has no right to investigate rebellion at the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

Therefore, it has been argued that it is unconstitutional and illegal, but if the police execute the warrant, is there a possibility of responding to it?

[Reporter]
We are also trying to contact President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyers to ask for their position, but it has not been confirmed yet.

I think I need to check my position.

As you said, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit has pointed out several times that it does not have the right to investigate rebellion. However, the lawyers did not answer the reporters' questions.

Several times, I was asked if I would respond to the investigation if the police notified me of the summons, but I have never given a single definite answer.

Also, as I said, since it is a case that has not been done before, there seems to be a concern that it may have served as an excuse for the criticism of the lawyers.

[Anchor]
In the event of a failure of an arrest warrant for the president, another option was to request a preliminary arrest warrant, but should I say that this card has also been abandoned for the time being?

[Reporter]
Since the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit sent an official letter to the police and said it would extend the deadline by requesting an arrest warrant, it can be said that the period for making that judgment has been suspended for at least a week.

After a week, I think we need to make the next judgment.

What was mentioned earlier was to request an arrest warrant right away and seek another court judgment on whether President Yoon Suk Yeol would be arrested, but the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit informed the police that they would request an arrest warrant, so I think they should be judged first.