Former President Yoon Seok-yeol's side rebuts the special prosecutor's application for an arrest warrant, stating, "We will clarify the unreasonable claims in court."

The 'Insurrection Special Investigation Team' (Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok) has strongly opposed the application for an arrest warrant against former President Yoon Seok-yeol.

In a statement shortly after the application for the arrest warrant by the special prosecutor's team on the afternoon of the 6th, Yoon's legal representation stated, "We will clarify in court that the special prosecutor's application for an unreasonable arrest warrant is unfounded."

The legal representation added, "We have thoroughly clarified the allegations and indicated that there can be no criminal charges legally," and explained, "No objective evidence has been presented during the special prosecutor's investigation, and even based on the testimonies of related individuals, no crime exists."

No objective evidence has been presented, and even based on the testimonies of related individuals, no crime exists.

The special prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against former President Yoon on charges of abuse of power and others.

On the afternoon of the 6th at 5:20 PM, the special prosecutor's team investigating insurrection and foreign exchange charges related to the December 3 emergency martial law situation applied for an arrest warrant against former President Yoon at the Seoul Central District Court.

The special prosecutor's team has applied charges against former President Yoon for obstruction of the exercise of rights, preparing false public documents, and obstructing special public duties.

Specific allegations include attempts to obstruct the execution of an arrest warrant by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials earlier this year and orders to delete records related to the "Bihua" phone.

Additionally, there are allegations that former President Yoon participated in the process of producing and disposing of the post-issue martial law declaration after the declaration of emergency martial law, which is also mentioned in the request for the arrest warrant.

The foreign exchange charges that he ordered the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles to North Korea to build a justification for declaring emergency martial law were not included in this arrest warrant.

Deputy Special Prosecutor Park stated, "Currently, the investigation into foreign exchange charges is ongoing, and there is still much to be investigated, so it was not included in the criminal facts."

The special prosecutor quickly applied for an arrest warrant after the detention warrant was dismissed.

The insurrection special investigation team conducted the first summons investigation of former President Yoon on the 28th of last month after the court dismissed the detention warrant filed against him on the 24th.

Less than 24 hours after the completion of the second investigation on the 5th, an arrest warrant was applied for.

Former President Yoon was indicted and detained on January 26 on charges of being the leader of an insurrection. Following this, he filed for revocation of his detention in the 25th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Jeon Kyeo-yeon), which accepted his request on March 7.

Since the prosecution did not appeal this decision, former President Yoon was released on the afternoon of March 8.

Image source: Former President Yoon Seok-yeol / News1, Deputy Special Prosecutor Park Ji-young briefing on the arrest warrant application against former President Yoon Seok-yeol / News1