May Group: "Presidential Security Service Obstructing Execution of Yoon's Arrest Warrant Is Illegal"

"Condemning Brazen, Irresponsible, and Repeated Acts of Insurrection"

On the 6th, members of conservative groups gathered near the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, urging opposition to the arrest of President Yoon Seokyeol, following the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency's official letter delegating the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon to the police. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The May organizations condemned President Yoon Suk-yeol's silence regarding the arrest by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and urged for the restoration of constitutional order through thorough law enforcement.

The three official organizations of May 18 (the Bereaved Families Association, the Meritorious Persons Association, and the Injured Persons Association) and the May 18 Memorial Foundation issued a press release on the 6th, stating, "We denounce President Yoon's repeated insurrectionary behavior and his shameless and irresponsible conduct."

The organizations said, "It has been clearly revealed through the testimonies of accomplices in the insurrection that President Yoon committed an ultra-constitutional atrocity by threatening the people with more than 50,000 live rounds," and added, "This is a clear act of insurrection that destroys constitutional order, threatens the people, and tramples on democracy."

They continued, "Nevertheless, he continues to completely ignore reflection and responsibility, and is even suspected of using his security personnel like private soldiers," emphasizing, "There are even claims that he ordered live fire if security personnel were overpowered in physical altercations, showing a cowardly image of hiding in the official residence like a chicken being chased."

Furthermore, "The Presidential Security Service is engaging in serious illegal acts that obstruct law enforcement, such as installing barbed wire to impede investigations," and added, "The police, who have been delegated the execution of the arrest warrant by the CIO, must not further yield to the illegal obstruction by the Security Service. President Yoon must also respond to the judgment of law and justice with the mindset of saving the nation from chaos, and contribute to the restoration of democracy and constitutional order."

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