Police Apply for Communication Warrant on Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions: "Procedure to Confirm Whereabouts"

Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon]The police have applied for communication fact verification data (communication warrant) to track the whereabouts of Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), who has had an arrest warrant issued against him.

According to the police on the 18th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's July 3 Illegal Protest Investigation Headquarters applied for a communication warrant for Chairman Yang. The application for the communication warrant appears to be a procedure for executing the arrest warrant.

Communication fact verification data refers not to the content of communications but to communication details such as the date and time of calls or text transmissions, call duration, and the location of the originating base station. Investigative agencies can obtain communication fact verification data from telecommunications companies with court approval, following the required conditions and procedures.

Chairman Yang was issued an arrest warrant on the 13th for allegedly leading several illegal protests in downtown Seoul from May to July this year (violations of the Assembly and Demonstration Act, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, etc.).

Chairman Yang's side refused the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant substantive examination). Even after the warrant was issued, they maintain their stance of non-compliance with judicial procedures such as detention processes.

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