Police forces cross a second barricade arrange at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, Wednesday, because the Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers (CIO) and police try to execute a second arrest warrant for the president. Yonhap
Police try to execute an arrest warrant for Kim Sung-hoon, deputy chief of the Presidential Safety Service (PSS), as they interact in a standoff with the safety workforce exterior President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, whereas additionally looking for to hold out a second arrest warrant for the president, Wednesday.
The police can even execute an arrest warrant for PSS Director Lee Kwang-woo. Each officers are identified for his or her staunch loyalty and lively efforts to dam the execution of President Yoon’s arrest warrant.
These warrants have been issued on Jan. 13 and 14, focusing on key figures thought of hardliners inside the safety service.
Citing the Presidential Safety Act, the police mentioned that solely the president and their quick household are protected below the legislation, leaving the 2 officers with out grounds for such safety.
The arrest warrants for Yoon and the 2 officers stay legitimate till Jan. 21.
Kim Sung-hoon, deputy chief of the Presidential Safety Service / Yonhap
At roughly 4:15 a.m., automobiles from the joint investigative workforce, comprising police and the Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-ranking Officers (CIO), arrived on the residence.
By 4:39 a.m., police buses additionally reached the scene. At 5:10 a.m., the duty power introduced arrest and search warrants and tried to enter the residence.
Nevertheless, Yoon’s protection attorneys, Kim Hong-il and Yoon Kap-keun, blocked the doorway, arguing that the operation violated due course of.
Lawyer Kim mentioned, „This isn’t a lawful execution of public responsibility. The warrants lack exceptions below Articles 110 and 111 of the Felony Process Act, making all actions unlawful and tantamount to treason.“ He additional asserted that „the president is a constitutional establishment“ and warned the police to „stand down.“
The joint process power additionally issued warnings to roughly 80 people, together with 40 lawmakers and celebration officers from the ruling Individuals Energy Get together, who had gathered on the scene. The duty power mentioned that anybody obstructing the operation can be arrested on-site as offenders caught within the act.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Occasions.
