Gongjobon Reissues Arrest Warrant for Yoon... 5,000 Investigators and Riot Police Mobilized

People Power Party Lawmakers Form "Human Chain" in Protest
Investigators Attempt Bypass Entry via Maebongsan Hiking Trail

The Joint Investigation Headquarters (Gongjobon) deployed about 5,000 personnel, including investigators and riot police, on the 15th to execute the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 15th, the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit and the Police Emergency Martial Law Special Investigation Team proceeded to execute an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol. Police officers are crossing the second blockade line at the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

The vehicle of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Team (Gongsucheo) arrived in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, around 4:20 a.m. that day, and police personnel lined up near the nearby overpass moved toward the residence.

The police deployed 3,200 riot police from 54 units of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and 160 buses to manage gatherings and protests near the residence.

On the 15th, when the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (공수처) and the police proceeded to execute the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol, police forces gathered in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

The execution of the warrant involved 1,200 personnel from the National Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit and the metropolitan investigation units of Seoul, Southern Gyeonggi, Northern Gyeonggi, and Incheon, along with 40 prosecutors from Gongsucheo.

The Joint Investigation Headquarters presented the arrest and search warrants in front of the residence. Currently, about 30 members of the People Power Party and lawyers Yoon Gap-geun and Kim Hong-il have formed a "human chain" to prevent the arrest.

Lawyer Yoon stated, "This is not a legitimate official duty," and argued, "There are no exceptions under Articles 110 and 111 of the Criminal Procedure Act in the warrant. All actions are illegal and amount to rebellion."

On the early morning of the 15th, when the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Hogeongongjikja Beomjoe Susa Cheocheo, Gongsucheo) and the police began executing the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol, a rally demanding his arrest and detention was held in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

The Presidential Security Service has set up six layers of vehicle barriers at the first line of defense near the entrance of the residence and gathered its staff.

The police repeatedly broadcast warnings, stating, "If you obstruct the execution of the warrant, you may be arrested on the spot for obstruction of official duties," while attempting to enter the residence.

The Joint Investigation Headquarters is also sending investigators to the Maebongsan hiking trail to attempt a bypass entry to the residence. The arrest team investigators gathered at the Maebongsan hiking trail around 6 a.m. that day.

On the 15th, as the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency and the Police Emergency Martial Law Special Investigation Unit proceeded to execute an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol, the security office was busily moving at the entrance of the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

According to President Yoon's side, security personnel have also been deployed on the Maebongsan side.

Meanwhile, the Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit announced that arrest warrants were issued on the 13th and 14th for Deputy Director Kim and Director Lee, respectively, on charges of obstruction of official duties.

The police requested their appearances three times, but when they did not respond, arrest warrants were applied for at the Western District Prosecutors' Office.