[Anchor]
The news that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit appointed the police to execute the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol has also begun a battle in the political circles of the ruling and opposition parties.
The People's Power urged President Yoon to conduct a "arbitrary investigation" without "compulsion," and the Democratic Party of Korea demanded that the police immediately arrest him.
I'll connect you to the National Assembly and find out more. Reporter Lee Junyeop!
First, please tell the ruling party's reaction.
[Reporter]
Yes, Kwon Young-se, the emergency committee chairman of the People's Power, stressed that President Yoon should be subjected to a "arbitrary investigation" in accordance with the principles of the Criminal Procedure Act.
Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung and former lawmaker Cho Kuk of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party were also investigated without detention earlier, so President Yoon, who has only been suspended from his duties, should be treated the same way.
Legislative and judicial members of the ruling party also issued a statement, criticizing the execution of arrest warrants as acknowledging the illegality of the investigation.
The ruling party is continuing to argue that the arrest warrant is unconstitutional and illegal because the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit does not have the authority to investigate rebellion.
The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit said it did "warrant shopping" and repeated the logic of the appeal of the arrest warrant rejected by the court yesterday.
[Kwon Seong-dong / People's Power Floor Leader: The Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit did not have the right to investigate the rebellion and said it would execute a warrant for the president's arrest, causing severe confusion around the Hannam-dong residence.]
In addition, about 30 ruling party lawmakers visited the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, and administrative committee members visited the National Police Agency, and the people's power was taken to prevent arrest.
[Anchor]
What is the opposition's position?
[Reporter]
The Democratic Party also strongly criticized the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, saying it would not overlook its behavior, but the reason was the opposite.
Floor leader Park Chan-dae stood up for his incompetence and indecision in front of numerous people who stayed up all night calling for the arrest of President Yoon,
The
Democratic Party is also discussing the possibility of impeachment of Acting President Choi Sang-mok, who has the authority to command the security service.
Acting President Choi said that the head of the security and the head of the headquarters should be removed immediately, and that he would take reasonable measures if nothing was done.
[Lee Jae-myung/Democratic Party leader: The acting president also seems to be doing the same thing, not doing the same thing to maintain order, but destroying order]
Democratic Party members are also calling for the execution of warrants today, such as visiting the National Police Agency, to firmly establish the principle that no one can avoid law enforcement.
At the party level, acting Choi has also taken legal action, such as considering accusing him of dereliction of duty and abuse of authority, and ruling party lawmakers who visited his residence for obstructing the execution of special public affairs.
[Anchor]
The ruling party continues to engage in an offensive over the controversy over the change of the impeachment bill, right?
[Reporter]
Senior members of the National Assembly will visit National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik this afternoon to demand a re-decision by the National Assembly to change the impeachment motion.
Critics say that the National Assembly's impeachment prosecution's withdrawal of the rebellion crime is ultimately trying to advance the impeachment trial to avoid the "judicial risk" of representative Lee Jae-myung.
A key party official said in a call with YTN that there was no reason for impeachment except for the crime of rebellion, and argued that the impeachment bill would not be passed if it was re-voted.
Representatives Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Jae-seop, who voted in favor of the impeachment, also pointed out that withdrawal of rebellion is unacceptable or deceiving the people.
On the other hand, the Democratic Party of Korea refuted the claim by saying that the impeachment bill was adjusted to suit the purpose of the constitutional trial, not criminal trial.
The opposition impeachment commissioner explained to YTN that the "crime" against him was only changed to "action," and that the judgment on the act would be made in the Constitutional Court.
He added that floor leader Kwon Sung-dong also did it during the impeachment trial of former President Park Geun Hye in the past, and that he thought it was a natural judgment.
A key Democratic Party official also predicted that the Constitutional Court will settle the controversy, saying that it is harder to deny the act of rebellion than during the impeachment trial of former President Park.
So far, I've delivered it to you by the National Assembly.
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