When an arrest warrant was issued for President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of leading an insurrection on the 19th, an unprecedented incident occurred as President Yoon's supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court.
Upon hearing the news of the arrest warrant around 3 a.m. that day, the supporters became extremely agitated and broke through police barricades at the court's rear entrance.
The supporters smashed the court's main entrance and windows with shields seized from the police and plastic chairs, entering the court building at approximately 3:21 a.m. They assaulted police officers and discharged fire extinguishers at them. The exterior walls of the court building were also torn down and damaged. At 3:32 a.m., police began a large-scale operation inside the court to subdue the supporters.
A total of 90 people were arrested at the scene, and arrest warrants have been requested for 66 of them since the previous day.
The aftermath of the attack on the Western District Court in the early morning of the 19th was captured on camera.
On the 19th, some supporters caused illegal violent incidents upon hearing the news of President Yoon Sukyeol's arrest. On the morning of the 20th, police fully restricted access to the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun
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On the 19th, some supporters who heard the news of President Yoon Seokyeol's arrest caused illegal violent incidents, and on the morning of the 20th, police are fully controlling access at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun
원본보기 아이콘On the 20th, the area in front of the Seoul Western District Court was relatively calm under tight security.
After President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, some supporters broke into the Seoul Western District Court, causing an illegal violent incident. On the morning of the 20th, a day after the incident, a police barricade remained damaged in front of the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun
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After President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, some supporters broke into the Seoul Western District Court, causing an illegal violent incident. On the morning of the 20th, a day after the incident, police barricades remained damaged in front of the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun
원본보기 아이콘However, the traces of the attack that occurred in the early morning of the 19th still remained.
After President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, some supporters broke into the Seoul Western District Court, causing an illegal violent incident. On the morning of the 20th, one day after the event, the damage remains visible at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun
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After President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, some supporters broke into the Seoul Western District Court, causing an illegal violent incident. On the morning of the 20th, one day after the event, the damage at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, remains visible. Photo by Jo Yongjun
원본보기 아이콘The exterior walls and windows were still brutally destroyed.
After President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, some supporters broke into the Seoul Western District Court, causing an illegal violent incident. On the morning of the 20th, one day after the incident, the damage at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, remains visible. Photo by Jo Yongjun
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In the early hours of the 19th, after President Yoon Seokyeol was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul. On the 20th, the signboard that fell at the back gate of the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul remains unattended. Photo by Jo Yongjun.
원본보기 아이콘This attack on the Western District Court has left an indelible scar on South Korea. While the building will soon be restored, it will take a long time to heal this wound.
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Reporter Cho Yongjun jun21@asiae.co.kr
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Edit Sung Kiho kihoyeyo@asiae.co.kr
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