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Can I get a second arrest warrant?Cooperation Version Discusses 'Second Execution'

2025.01.07 AM 10:03
[Anchor]
The Joint Investigation Headquarters, which investigates the emergency martial law case, requested an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol again yesterday (6th).

In preparation for the issuance of the warrant, the government is expected to start discussions for the execution of the second arrest warrant.

For more information, I'm connecting with an on-site reporter to find out. Reporter Lee Kyung-guk!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's a high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

[Anchor]
Yesterday, the Joint Investigation Headquarters renewed its request for an arrest warrant for President Yoon ahead of the expiration of the validity period, but the court's judgment has yet to be made, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, the joint investigation headquarters suffered great confusion yesterday after it was revealed that the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit had sent an official letter to the police to execute the arrest warrant.

The controversy ended for now as the police virtually refused and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit withdrew its position.

Since then, the government has requested the warrant again from the Seoul Western District Court before the deadline for the arrest warrant of President Yoon last evening (6th).

It hasn't been confirmed whether the warrant has been issued yet.

According to the YTN report, President Yoon's lawyers submitted an opinion to the court yesterday that "it is a claim that violates the jurisdiction and there is no significance of the charges that are a requirement for arrest."

The warrant court is expected to decide whether to issue the re-claimed warrant and after hearing President Yoon's position.

[Anchor]
Yesterday, the Dong-A Ilbo announced that it was difficult to confirm the validity of the warrant, announcing the request for an arrest warrant again.

What does it mean?

[Reporter]
As you said, yesterday, the Cooperation Agency announced that it is difficult to confirm the validity of the arrest warrant for President Yoon, which was requested again.

When the first arrest warrant was issued on the 31st of last month, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit immediately disclosed the validity of the warrant.

Since then, the execution has been blocked due to strong opposition from security agencies and others when the warrant was executed on the 3rd, and the rally continued in front of Hannam-dong's official residence until yesterday, the last day of the expiration date.

In the end, not confirming the expiration date this time is interpreted as an attempt to secure the trafficking of the execution of the second arrest warrant.

However, it is known that the validity period of the second arrest warrant is not unusually long.

[Anchor]
Dong-A Ilbo believes an arrest warrant will be issued and will start discussions for the second round of execution?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit believes that the re-claimed arrest warrant will be issued.

Yesterday, Lee Jae-seung, deputy chief of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit, also said in a briefing, "I think there is little possibility that the court will not accept the warrant request."

An official from the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit explained that the warrant is expected to be issued and that working-level discussions with the police will begin today in preparation for the second execution.

It seems that the timing and method of the second execution will be discussed.

In particular, since there was strong resistance from the security and military at the time of the first execution, and the security of Hannam-dong's official residence has become stricter since then, measures to increase the number of personnel are expected to be actively discussed.

So far, the airlift has delivered it to you.



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