Attack on Corruption Investigation Office Vehicle and Assault on Investigators... Police Arrest Over 30 Yoon Supporters

About 30 supporters of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who committed illegal acts such as attacking a vehicle of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (PCC) and unlawfully entering the Seoul Western District Court, were apprehended by the police.

Supporters of President Yoon blocking damaged vehicles of the Corruption Investigation Office and occupying the road, stopping vehicles presumed to be from the Corruption Investigation Office. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 18th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced that they arrested 10 people on charges including obstruction of official duties for blocking and attacking the PCC vehicle, and 22 people on charges of trespassing for unlawfully entering the Western District Court.

That day, around 8 p.m., supporters of President Yoon inserted hand placards with slogans such as "Nullify Impeachment, Arrest Lee Jae-myung" and "Illegal Seizure of Forged Official Documents" into the front windshield of the vehicle and shook the car violently. During this process, they damaged the car's glass and door handles and deflated the front tires. One investigator was beaten and had their clothes torn.

The supporters gathered around the Western District Court, where President Yoon's pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) was held, occupied Mapo-daero, and surrounded the court while shouting slogans like "Nullify Impeachment" and "Release the President." Some clung to fences or shook them violently, shouting insults and loud voices at the police.

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