Gwangju Emergency Action: "Prosecution Must Arrest Yoon According to the Will of the People"

Seoul Hannam-dong Presidential Residence. Photo by Hyoyoung Han

As a new arrest warrant has been reissued for President Yoon Suk-yeol, civic groups in Gwangju have urged, "The Joint Investigation Headquarters must prove that it is an authority acting according to the will of the people."

The Gwangju Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of the Yoon Suk-yeol Regime and Social Reform released a statement on the 8th, declaring, "The Joint Investigation Headquarters must prove that public authority operates according to the orders of the people, who are the sovereign, and that the law is equal before all."

They continued, "What the public saw in the first failed arrest attempt was that public authority is harsh toward the people, who are the sovereign, but endlessly gentle and lenient toward privileged groups," emphasizing, "It must be proven that the Republic of Korea is not a country that uses the law as a tool of rule, but one that is governed by laws agreed upon by the people."

They added, "Not only must the arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol, the main instigator of rebellion, be carried out, but strict measures must also be taken against those who justify rebellion and seek to prolong the suspension of constitutional order. All those who obstruct the arrest must be judged according to the law. The authority entrusted by the people must be used to strictly punish them."

Meanwhile, a second arrest warrant for President Yoon was issued the previous day. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials obtained an arrest warrant for President Yoon on charges of being the leader of a rebellion from the Seoul Western District Court on the 31st of last month and attempted to execute the warrant on the 3rd, but was blocked by the Presidential Security Service. The Corruption Investigation Office now plans to secure President Yoon's custody without fail.

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