
Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol and law enforcement officials face off on the Seoul Western District Court docket in Seoul, Jan. 19. Yonhap
Greater than 60 individuals have been arrested for his or her alleged involvement in violence on the Seoul Western District Court docket final month throughout protests in opposition to the formal arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, police mentioned.
A police official advised reporters that 99 suspects are being investigated over the incident on the Seoul Western District Court docket on Jan. 18 and 19, with 63 formally arrested and the remainder underneath investigation with out detention.
Police apprehended 86 individuals on the scene for allegedly breaking into the courthouse advanced and committing violence and vandalism over the courtroom’s choice to situation a warrant for Yoon’s formal arrest on Jan. 19 over his botched martial legislation try.
Along with these taken into custody on the scene, police recognized 13 extra suspects.
Police are at present trying into whether or not the suspects had visited the courtroom previous to the incident and whether or not any organized group could have been behind the violence. (Yonhap)