Wife of Current Security Officer Expresses Anxiety in Handwritten Letter
"I Fear My Husband Will Bear Heavy Responsibility on Site"
"Seeing Him Leave for Work Each Day Fills Me With Pain and Anxiety"
"I Cannot Escape the Thought That He Is in the Midst of Great Danger... It Feels Like Hell"
To President Yoon: "You Must Show Responsible Actions"
On the 7th, a residence staff member wearing black clothes and carrying a firearm was moving at the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
As the execution of the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol draws near, a letter sent by the family of a security office employee working at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, to Acting President Choi Sang-mok and President Yoon Suk-yeol has been made public. The letter contains a heartfelt plea: “Please bring this long, drawn-out situation to an end”.
On the 13th, MBC revealed this handwritten letter written by A, the wife of a current security officer. In the letter, A began by saying, “For the past three weeks, my husband has been deployed to the field without a break, even on weekends, enduring each day under extreme tension. Watching him like this, I felt compelled to write this letter as a last resort.”
A expressed, “Even as I write this letter, the second arrest process is scheduled, and my heart is very heavy.” She added, “I am deeply afraid that my husband will bear great responsibility on site. I desperately try to persuade him not to go out, but he has no choice but to go, and seeing his back every day causes me immense pain and anxiety.” She lamented, “This time, I cannot even momentarily forget that he is in the midst of great danger,” calling it a “hellish feeling.”
On the 6th, security officials are monitoring the surroundings in front of the Presidential Residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
A appealed to Acting President Choi Sang-mok, saying, “Please make the decision to end this long and drawn-out situation,” and “I hope you will help ensure that the Presidential Security Service finds its proper place so that all citizens, including ordinary families like ours, no longer live in fear.” She pleaded, “The fate of the nation and the lives of the people rest in your hands, Acting President. Please support the Presidential Security Service in returning to its rightful role and faithfully carrying out its original duties so that all citizens, including ordinary families like ours, can live without anxiety.”
Addressing President Yoon Suk-yeol, she said, “For those who have devoted themselves to their duties without even time to protect their families, the current situation is unbearably harsh.” She raised her voice, saying, “It is deeply tragic that those who have given their body and soul to fulfill the nation’s orders must now fully bear the weight of legal and physical confrontations.” She continued, “As a citizen, I know that during the presidential election, you said you would ‘not hide.’ Now, my husband and his colleagues are risking their lives for the president who made that pledge. I cannot believe the reality that pushes them into such dangerous circumstances.” She concluded with a heartfelt plea: “Please allow everyone to complete their duties safely and return to their families as soon as possible. I earnestly ask you to show responsible actions with the heart of serving the people.”
On the 3rd, as officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) arrived at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, to execute an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol, officials and police officers were waiting in front of the main gate of the residence to enter. Police buses can also be seen forming barricades inside the main gate of the residence.
Meanwhile, the High-ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Division (HOCI), which reissued the arrest warrant for President Yoon, warned before executing the second arrest warrant that “if military personnel dispatched to the Security Office are mobilized to the location of the warrant execution or if vehicles and equipment of their units are used, thereby obstructing the execution of the arrest and search warrants issued by the court, the involved personnel and their commanders may face criminal charges such as obstruction of official duties, injury caused by obstruction of official duties, abuse of authority, and obstruction of rights.” They also cautioned, “If human or material damage occurs during the execution, civil liability such as claims for state compensation may also arise.”
Six department heads of the Presidential Security Service were warned that “if members of the Security Service obstruct the lawful execution of warrants, they may face criminal penalties including obstruction of official duties, injury caused by obstruction, abuse of authority, and obstruction of rights, as well as civil liability for damages due to illegal acts, loss of civil servant status and reappointment restrictions under the State Public Officials Act and the Public Officials Pension Act, and limitations on receiving public official pensions.” Cooperation was requested. They explained, “In the case of Security Service employees, even if they do not follow unlawful orders to block warrant execution, they will not suffer penalties such as dereliction of duty or other consequences for disobeying orders.”
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