"Showing Yoon Seok-youl until the end"… Strong stance from the Democratic Party

Lee Seung-yoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that he will reveal CCTV footage from the Seoul Detention Center that captures the process of the arrest warrant execution against former President Yoon Seok-youl.

On the 18th, during a discussion program "News Dive" on the YouTube channel 'Hankyoreh TV', Lee stated, "Next week, we will definitely show the CCTV to the public," emphasizing, "We will disclose everything until the end."

He added, "Since we have promised to vote on the submission of materials at the Judiciary Committee level, we will surely carry it out." Lee is a member of the Judiciary Committee and a former chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

Scene of the canceled arrest… "Yoon resisted in his underwear"

Earlier, the special investigation team looking into allegations related to First Lady Kim Gun-hee attempted to arrest former President Yoon on the 1st at the Seoul Detention Center, but it was unsuccessful. According to the special investigation team's explanation, former President Yoon resisted arrest by lying on the floor of his solitary confinement cell in his underwear without wearing a prison uniform.

On the 7th, the special investigation team made another attempt, but it also failed as former President Yoon strongly resisted. At that time, his legal team claimed, "The special investigation team used excessive physical force."

Attorney Kim Gye-ri stated, "Former President Yoon tried to drag the chair he was sitting on, and in the process, his waist and buttocks were bumped," and demanded the release of CCTV and body camera footage.

Personnel changes at the Ministry of Justice… Democratic Party claims "Right to know for the public"

Democratic Party members visited the Seoul Detention Center on the 11th to view the footage; however, the then-director Kim Hyun-woo denied their request. On the 14th, the Ministry of Justice conducted personnel changes, transferring Director Kim to the Anyang Correctional Facility and appointing Kim Do-hyung as the new director of the Seoul Detention Center.

On the 19th, Democratic Party member Kim Byeong-joo stated on CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show," "The process of executing the arrest warrant is not subject to the Personal Information Protection Act as it's a public duty," asserting, "It must be disclosed for the public's right to know."

Kim emphasized, "To show that the rule of law is alive, it must be accurately disclosed."

Image source: Former President Yoon Seok-youl / News1, News1