Prosecutor General of the Corruption Investigation Office: "Yoon, I Expect Him to Appear Tomorrow... Arrest Warrant Status Undecided"

Odongwoon, the head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office, said on the 24th, "I hope the President will definitely make time to appear at the Corruption Investigation Office by tomorrow (the 25th)."

Odongun, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

On the same day, at the plenary meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Odongwoon responded to a question from Park Gyuntaek, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, asking, "Do you plan to request an arrest warrant if President Yoon Seok-yeol refuses to appear on the 25th?" When Park repeatedly asked about the plan to request an arrest warrant, he avoided a direct answer, saying, "No decision has been made on that matter yet."

Earlier, the Corruption Investigation Office requested President Yoon to appear at the Corruption Investigation Office located at the Government Complex Gwacheon at 10 a.m. on the 25th to be investigated as a suspect on charges of rebellion and abuse of power. This is the second summons following the President's previous refusal to appear once.

However, the possibility of President Yoon's appearance is low. Seok Donghyun, the lawyer representing President Yoon's side, said on the same day, "I think it will be difficult for him to appear tomorrow," adding, "The Constitutional Court's impeachment trial procedure takes precedence."

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