President's Defense Team Accuses Head of Corruption Investigation Office and Others of Treason

"Illegal Entry into Presidential Residence...
Detection, Collection, and Disclosure of Military Secrets"

Yonhap News

The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol has filed charges of insurrection against the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit and police leadership who executed the arrest warrant.

On the 16th, President Yoon's legal team announced that they reported Odongun, head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit, and Woo Jongsu, director of the National Investigation Headquarters, to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges including insurrection.

The legal team claimed, "The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit, which has no investigative authority, illegally obtained an arrest warrant from a court without jurisdiction, unlawfully entered the presidential residence, and ultimately arrested the president."

They continued, "The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit and the National Investigation Headquarters attempted to arrest President Yoon by detecting, collecting, and leaking military secrets, forging official documents, and mobilizing more than 3,700 personnel to forcibly enter the presidential residence, ultimately illegally arresting and detaining the head of state," calling it "an arrest compounded by illegality."

The legal team stated, "This is an exercise of public authority that undermines the rule of law and a serious crime that disrupts the constitutional order," adding, "If any further illegal acts are discovered, we will fight to the end to hold those responsible accountable."

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