Opposition Urges Police Chief of National Police Agency to "Ban President Yoon's Departure and Arrest"

Difficulty in Requesting Police Warrants
Permanent Special Prosecutor as a Complementary Measure

Opposition lawmakers belonging to the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee met with Woo Jong-su, head of the National Investigation Headquarters (Special Investigation Unit for Martial Law), on the 9th and urged that "a travel ban on President Yoon Seok-yeol is necessary."

Shin Jeong-hoon, Chairman of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee (center), and Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (left), are making a statement after completing an inspection and review of the emergency martial law investigation progress at the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 9th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

On the same day, Shin Jeong-hoon, chairman of the Public Administration and Security Committee, told reporters at the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, "We urged a strict investigation into the crime of rebellion and checked the determination of the National Investigation Headquarters," adding, "It was confirmed that this case is being defined as a serious national rebellion incident."

Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "Several lawmakers, including Chae Hyun-il and Yang Bu-nam, stated that a travel ban and arrest of President Yoon Seok-yeol and Police Chief Jo Ji-ho are necessary," and added, "They pointed out that voluntary measures for attendees of the Cabinet meeting and minutes from the martial law declaration process must be secured."

Yoon Geon-young, Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Referring to former Minister Kim's voluntary appearance before the prosecution and the timing of the National Investigation Headquarters' search and seizure, Representative Yoon said, "I heard that the police face practical difficulties with the warrant application system. There were several proposals to overcome this."

Regarding the permanent special prosecutor for rebellion, Representative Yoon said, "The National Investigation Headquarters is the only agency with authority to investigate the crime of rebellion. The prosecution is investigating abuse of power and intends to expand it to rebellion charges, but how can the tail catch the body?" He added, "The permanent special prosecutor is a supplementary measure and will be decided within the parliamentary floor."

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