In the South Korean high-level public officials crime investigation office (Public Investigation Department)3 failed to arrest President Yoon Seok-hye after different forces in South Korea continue to game. Seoul, South Korea 5 West District Court rejected Yoon Seok-hye on the implementation of the arrest warrant put forward the objection application. In this regard, Yin Xiyue defense lawyer Yin Jiagan 5, said will consider to the Grand Court -SupremerCourtourt) appeal. In addition, on the 5th, the lawyer team represented by Yin Xiyue issued a position paper protesting against the arrest carried out by the Martial Law Joint Investigation Team, which was composed of the public investigation department, the police, and others, he said he would report more than 150 people to South Korean prosecutors, including Wu Dongyun, director of the Public Investigation Department. Yoon Jiagen also said on the 5th, Yoon will personally attend the Constitutional Court of South Korea for its impeachment trial. South Korean media said that if Yoon Seok-hye appear in court, he will be personally present at the impeachment trial of the first South Korean president. Meanwhile, the standoff between Ms. Yin’s supporters and the opposition continues. The protests have highlighted deep divisions in South Korea as the country grapples with an unprecedented crisis, according to media reports. South Korea remains on edge, waiting for the next act in the ongoing political drama.
The possibility of re-arrest remains
According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency on the 5th, Yoon’s defense lawyer, Yoon Jiagan, said that the western Seoul District Court did not explain to the applicant the reasons for the rejection, consideration will therefore be given to whether to appeal to the Grand Court once the reasons for the rejection are known. The purpose of the objection application was to request the court not to authorize the execution of the arrest warrant and the search warrant, and therefore the rejection of the application did not imply that the arrest warrant was lawful.
In December, Ms Yin was summoned three times for investigation on suspicion of leading a civil unrest and Abuse of authority, but she did not respond to requests for comment. On 30 December, the office requested the court to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon and on 31 December the Western Seoul district court issued an arrest warrant.
Buses blocked the entrance to the presidential palace in Hannam-dong, in Seoul’s Yongsan District, Friday. At this time for President Yin Xiyue’s arrest warrant valid only one day. Visual China
Reported that on January 2 Yoon Seok-hye aspect on the execution of the arrest warrant and seizure search warrant to the Seoul Western District Court to object to the application. The arrest warrant issued by the court violated the criminal procedure and the constitution and could not be executed, Yin said. The The Hankyoreh said it was rare for Ms Yin’s side to file an objection in the first place. Yin Xiyue 3 also to the court’s objection application hearing is in progress on the ground refused to execute the arrest warrant.
Police officers entered the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, in Seoul’s Yongsan District, on Wednesday morning and began executing an arrest warrant for Yoon, but were stopped by members of the Presidential Security Service and military police. Facing the multiple barriers of more than 200 people, the Joint Investigation Headquarters set up by the Korean Police Department, the Public Investigation Department and the Ministry of Defense finally decided to suspend the execution of the arrest warrant and withdraw.
The warrant expires on June 6th. Yonhap news agency said on the 5th that in view of heavy snowfall in the Seoul area that day, acting president Choi Sang-mu did not reply to the request for his presidential security department to cooperate with the arrest of electronic documents, etc. , decided not to try to execute the arrest warrant on the same day. However, the possibility of re-executing the arrest warrant remains. In addition, the office considered other possible options such as providing reasons to the court to reapply for an arrest warrant.
Opposition: the guards have been ordered to fire live ammunition
According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency on the 5th, the joint Democratic Party of South Korea’s opposition party, the”Yoon Suet rebel fact-finding mission”(hereinafter referred to as the”Fact-finding mission”) , revealed on the same day that in response to the execution of the additional arrest warrant, security services ready to install barbed wire in the Presidential Palace, and plans to deploy fully armed counter-terrorism teams, etc. , are preparing to carry out”Fierce resistance.”.
In addition, the fact-finding mission said it had received reports that park chung-joon, the head of the Presidential Security Department, had ordered the use of live ammunition when the office had previously tried to execute an arrest warrant for Ms. Yin. The head of the”Fact-finding mission”, Qiu Meiai, said at a press conference on the 5th that they had received a report saying that at that time, Park Jong-jun had ordered that if he was at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation, he would fire blanks, if not, fire live ammunition.
However, the Presidential Security Service denied the above-mentioned allegations, saying that they were totally untrue and that it would be held legally responsible for the dissemination of false facts. Even so, the common Democratic Party House Representative Park Zenda asked Choi Sang-mu to immediately remove Park Chung-jun and other people’s positions.
According to a report in South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo on the 5th, Yoon’s team of lawyers issued a statement that day saying, will be charged with”Obstructing the execution of special official duties,””Invading special buildings,” and”Violating the law on the protection of military bases and military installations,” More than 150 people were reported to the procuratorial organ, including the director of the Public Investigation Department, Wu Dongyun, the deputy chief of the police department (Acting Chief) , Li Haorong, and the deputy minister of National Defense (Acting Minister) , Jin Shanhao. The lawyers will file a complaint with Seoul’s Central District Public Prosecutors Office on June 6.
A team of lawyers said that Wu Dongyun 3, under the command of the South Korean Police National Investigation Division of the Special Investigation Team, trying to execute an arrest warrant and search warrant against Yoon Suet violated the law. The statement said Wu had no authority over the police investigation, but tried to enforce an unconstitutional and illegal arrest warrant. In this process, the relevant personnel damaged the military facilities protected area after entering the gate, and to prevent the”Illegal execution of arrest” of the Presidential Security Service personnel violence, resulting in some injuries.
Yin Xiyue or as early as 14 in court
Yin Xiyue defense lawyer Yin Jiagan said on the 5th, Yin Xiyue will personally attend the Constitutional Court to his impeachment trial and self-defense. According to Yonhap news agency reported that Yin Xiyue has repeatedly suggested that Yin Xiyue will personally appear in court to defend the possibility, this is the first time public that will appear in court.
According to reports, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea 3 to conclude the second preparatory court proceedings, and announced the date of the next 5 sessions, including January 14,16,21,23 and February 4. Some point of view speculation, Yin Xiyue as early as 14 will attend the first trial. If Yoon appears in court, he will become the first South Korean president to attend the impeachment trial in person. Former presidents ROH Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye had not previously appeared in court during the impeachment trial.
The The Hankyoreh confirmed on Friday that Yin’s team of lawyers had challenged the qualifications of the Constitutional Court judges recommended by the National Assembly in their first plea to the court. Furthermore, they maintain that no violation of the fundamental rights of the national population has occurred due to martial law, and therefore there is no need for an impeachment trial, and that the impeachment trial itself is unreasonable. Yin argued that it was wrong for the Democratic Party to elect a Constitutional Court judge to try her after the impeachment case was passed by Congress. However, the The Hankyoreh said Congress’s recommendation of three Constitutional Court judges was consistent with the constitution.
South Korea’s parliament has said it will focus on the issue of “Unconstitutionality” in the Kyunghyang Shinmun of the Constitutional Court’s impeachment case against Yoon Seok-hye, it said Friday, it also declared that it had”Withdrawn its application for the trial of criminal offences such as civil unrest”, as some constitutional court judges pointed out that it was a”Constitutional trial, not a criminal trial”.
North Korea and the opposition were locked in a fierce debate Friday over the withdrawal of civil unrest charges in the impeachment case and Yoon’s arrest by the public prosecutor’s office, Yonhap News Agency reported. The ruling National Power Party believes that civil unrest is the core of the impeachment case, if this core reason is removed, Congress should vote on the impeachment case again. The opposition Democratic Party called for the arrest warrant, which is only valid for one day, to be executed as soon as possible and put pressure on the ruling party.
Meanwhile, rallies continued in front of the presidential palace between supporters and opponents of Ms. Yin. Heavy snow fell Friday in Seoul, Chosun Ilbo reported. At 7:00 am, near the presidential residence, the civic group”Yin Xiyue immediately step down, urgent action for social reform” and other organizations held another rally in support of the arrest of Yin Xiyue.
Tensions between the two sides rose as the court’s arrest warrant expired on January 6, the newspaper said. “Just hold on until tomorrow, and we will win,” the supporters shouted. The opposition camp called for”The immediate arrest of the leader of the civil unrest”.
“In Korea, how real life becomes stranger than fiction.”
“In the recent political cycle, retaliation against opponents has become a major feature of South Korean politics,” Le Monde quoted a University of Columbia Scholar as saying. “This phenomenon, coupled with the discontent caused by the epidemic and rising inequality, has made political polarization particularly harmful. Each side is trapped in a social media bubble and sees the other as an existential threat.”
“In Korea, how real life becomes stranger than fiction,” Yonhap quoted a British The Sunday Times as saying Friday, south Korea has built a successful global presence through popular music, award-winning movies and Netflix hits. Beneath the shiny surface, however, old wounds and new crises are tearing society apart. These bitter divisions play out daily outside President Seoul’s palace. The six-hour stand-off that ended Wednesday with Ms. Yin’s arrest was a reminder that the future remains uncertain.
“The storm over Yoon’s arrest has damaged South Korea’s credibility,” Chosun Ilbo said in a commentary on Thursday, saying the attempt to arrest a sitting president had led to clashes between state institutions, which was unprecedented in South Korea’s constitutional history. The division, conflict and chaos of the country are likely to continue, as the arrest warrant is due to be executed by six days and the public information service is likely to execute it again. The article believes that Yin Xiyue is responsible for the event. In this crisis, he did not promote national unity, but the people divided into”Patriotic citizens” and”The power to seize sovereignty, anti-state forces. It added that the incident was another blow to South Korea’s national credibility, as was the live broadcast of the troops entering parliament on the day of martial law.