Ahn Cheol-soo: "Yoon Must Appear Personally to Prevent Bloodshed"

"President Yoon's Walk at the Residence, a Kind of Warning"

With the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol imminent, Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the People Power Party, said, "Even if the president feels wronged, the way to prevent a bloodshed is to just come forward confidently and appear in person."

On the 14th, Ahn said on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' "The court will execute the warrant, and in the meantime, there could be violent clashes between police forces, the security office, and public authorities." He added, "In fact, since there are weapons at the presidential residence, there is a possibility of bloodshed."

As the second execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol is anticipated, on the morning of the 14th, an employee presumed to be from the Security Office was patrolling the premises at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

When the host asked, "Do you think the president will voluntarily appear?" Ahn replied, "That depends on the president's decision." He added, "At such a critical time, if the people quarrel in front of the residence, it could lead to bloodshed. Especially when almost a battle is taking place between public authorities, I think it is also a leader's virtue to quell such situations."

Regarding the footage released by some media showing President Yoon taking a walk at the residence, Ahn analyzed, "I think it is a kind of warning against the Corruption Investigation Office and the police trying to enter the residence." He said, "I interpreted it as 'If you enter the residence, bloodshed could really occur. To prevent such misfortune, do not force entry.'" He emphasized, "The president may feel wronged in many ways, but to prevent scenes of bloodshed and conflict among public authorities, citizens, and supporters, I hope he voluntarily appears and comes out confidently."

Meanwhile, the first formal hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial ended in four minutes. The Constitutional Court held the first hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial at 2 p.m. that day but ended the trial around 2:04 p.m. after only confirming the attendance of both parties and their representatives.

Moon Hyung-bae, acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, said, "Since the respondent did not appear today, we will not proceed with the hearing pursuant to Article 52, Paragraph 1 of the Constitutional Court Act," adding, "Even if the parties do not appear at the next hearing, the hearing procedure will proceed." President Yoon was absent citing concerns over personal safety due to the attempt to execute the arrest warrant. The second hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial will be held at 2 p.m. on the 16th.

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