Celebrities React to Historic Arrest of President Yoon
Jan 19, 2025
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On the 19th, Cha Eun-kyung, a senior judge at the Seoul Western District Court, issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was accused of leading a rebellion by declaring an emergency martial law on December 3. As a result, President Yoon Suk Yeol was recorded as the first incumbent president to be arrested in constitutional history. As a result, President Yoon, who was staying in the waiting room for a suspect in the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, will move to a general detention center. He is expected to be arrested for up to 20 days, including the arrest period, and will be investigated by the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Agency and the prosecution.
As a result, the entertainment industry is also receiving heated responses. Writer Heo Ji-woong posted on his personal account on the 19th, 47 days have passed since the December 3 emergency martial law. And hundreds of rioters occupied the courthouse early this morning. Beatings and abusive language poured into the police who were working on security work in the court. He used shields taken from the police to destroy the windows and objects of the court, glass doors and the interior and exterior walls of the building."
He then searched for the name of the judge who deliberated on the warrant issuance. Rioters occupied the third floor of the court, assaulted police and journalists, and smashed everything they could see. The occupation of the court, which began at 2:59 a.m., was not contained until 6 a.m. just before. Police deployed 1,400 troops, including a task force. There is a situation in which a specific denomination or a specific church appears to be at the center of the mob. We need a thorough investigation."
Heo Ji-woong also said, `It began when the government and the ruling party identified the far right in their arms instead of repentance and reform. It began when the acting presidential authority shackled legitimate law enforcement, which would be the first step in economic recovery and community reconstruction. It has been 47 days since those who tried to take away our freedom staged a sit-in at the National Assembly in Hannam-dong, claiming that they were too concerned about liberal democracy. And at this time, the signboard of the Korean court is torn off and rolling around on the floor. The mob's footprints are full on it."
Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who were protesting in front of the Western District Court, broke the outer wall of the Western District Court building and damaged windows and furniture, resulting in 86 arrests. The police said they will take strict measures, including arrest investigations, in relation to illegal activities of the group.
MBC announcer Park So-young was embroiled in rumors that she attended a protest against the issuance of an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's president. Announcer Park So-young responded, "I never attended the rally today (19th)"It is clearly stated that not all of the contents related to the assembly site related to me are true. Therefore, we ask you to stop spreading false information online, including SNS, and indiscriminate personal attacks."
Some people react violently to President Yoon's arrest. Singer JK Kim Dong-wook, a Canadian citizen, was recently accused of violating the ban on foreign political activities, but again expressed his opinion, saying, `The rule of law in Korea has collapsed.'
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