Yeon Seok Yeol’s supporters attack the court building after the extension of the arrest warrant
reported by Mehr News Agency According to France24, in pursuit of the extension of the arrest warrant of the deposed South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, hundreds of his supporters stormed a court building in Seoul by breaking windows.
Yon was arrested last Wednesday and became the first serving president of South Korea to be arrested. He is facing charges including rebellion in the case of the failed declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024.
According to the local media, shortly after the announcement of the court’s ruling on the extension of the arrest warrant at around 3:00 AM local time, Yun’s supporters stormed the court building and forced the riot police to react. They did.
By exploding fire extinguishers between the ranks of police forces in front of the entrance of the court, the protesters stormed into the premises and destroyed the building’s equipment.
Hours later, the police managed to calm the situation and announced that they arrested 46 people and committed to pursue and arrest other people involved in this riot.
Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-muk said in a statement that authorities will tighten security measures around the gatherings: “The government strongly regrets this illegal violence.” does; Violence that is unimaginable in a democratic society.
South Korea has entered into its biggest political crisis in decades after the failed declaration of martial law ordered by Yoon Seok-yul, and this crisis was triggered by the Seoul parliament’s vote to impeach Yoon and the interim president of Korea. South has intensified.
Yonhap news agency wrote that nine policemen were injured during today’s clashes. Also, according to one of the paramedics present at the scene of the accident, 40 people suffered minor injuries.
Regarding Yoon Seok-yul’s refusal to be interrogated, the investigators, who were faced with a time limit to continue the detention, asked the court on Friday to extend the detention order.
After yesterday’s five-hour hearing in which Yun finally appeared, one of the judges in the case extended his detention order to a maximum of 20 days, and the reason for this decision was “concern about the possibility It has been announced that documents were destroyed by the suspect.
