Head of the Corruption Investigation Office: "Yoon Must Respect Judiciary's Decision... Attempting Forced Detention Today"
Oh Dong-woon, head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit, announced on the 22nd that he would make an additional attempt to forcibly summon President Yoon Seok-yeol.
On the same day, he met with reporters at the Government Complex Gwacheon and said, "President Yoon's side also needs to respect the judiciary's decision," adding, "We will attempt a forcible summons today."
He further stated, "If there are any objections, they should follow the appeal procedures within the framework of the legal order."
Regarding multiple attempts to forcibly summon, he responded, "Since (President Yoon) is refusing to appear, we are inevitably proceeding with a forcible summons."
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The Corruption Investigation Office visited Seoul Detention Center on the 21st, following the 20th, to attempt a forcible summons of President Yoon but failed to achieve the objective.
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