Photojournalists collect in entrance of the Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers (CIO) on the Authorities Complicated Gwacheon in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday, the place President Yoon Suk Yeol is anticipated to be interrogated if detained. Yonhap
The Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers (CIO) mentioned that if President Yoon Suk Yeol is detained, he shall be interrogated at its headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, because it executes a second arrest warrant for the president, Wednesday.
The CIO is coordinating with the Presidential Safety Service (PSS) on security measures, together with conducting explosives inspections at its headquarters.
When requested if President Yoon could be transported instantly from his residence to the CIO headquarters upon arrest, a CIO official mentioned, “That’s the plan.”
Relating to transportation, the official mentioned, “The precept is for him to board a transport car, however particulars shall be decided on-site.”
The space between Yoon’s residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, and the CIO headquarters in Gwacheon is roughly 17 to 18 kilometers, a 20-30 minute drive.
The CIO and PSS are collaborating on security-related points, together with constructing inspections and entry factors.
“The PSS has requested coordination upfront, comparable to conducting explosives checks and doubtlessly vacating sure flooring for safety functions,” mentioned the CIO official. Discussions are ongoing concerning the doorway Yoon will use upon arrival.
As soon as on the CIO headquarters, Yoon is anticipated to be questioned in a video-recording interrogation room, with CIO prosecutors and investigators current. If Yoon consents, the session shall be audio and video recorded.
The questionnaire for the interrogation, which has grown to over 200 pages, exceeds the one ready throughout the first warrant execution try.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
