Police Request Arrest Warrant for Man in His 40s Who Intruded into Judge's Office at Seoul Western District Court

A man in his 40s who broke into the Seoul Western District Court and caused a disturbance immediately after an arrest warrant was issued for President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested by the police.

In the early morning of the 19th, as President Yoon Seok-yeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. On the 20th, the signboard fallen at the back gate of the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul remains unattended. Photo by Jo Yong-jun.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 21st that they had urgently arrested a man in his 40s, Mr. A, on charges of damaging and breaking into the entrance door of a judge's office on the 7th floor of the Seoul Western District Court, and applied for an arrest warrant.

The police also added two more suspects under the same charges and are investigating. It was confirmed that they surrendered to the police on the 19th and the previous day, respectively.

A police official said, "We plan to strictly investigate by identifying the perpetrators through analysis of video materials such as mobile phone footage, evidence videos, and data secured from on-site inspections."

Earlier, on the 18th and 19th, the police arrested 90 people who engaged in illegal activities such as causing disturbances inside and outside the Seoul Western District Court, and applied for arrest warrants for 66 of them.

The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office filed arrest warrants for 46 of them the previous day.

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