Regarding the "emergency martial law" imposed by South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, the Joint Investigation Headquarters has arrested a sitting president for the first time in history. Meanwhile, President Yoon has released an unusual video to the public criticizing the investigative agencies. Confusion is spreading in South Korea. (Anchorman Nakatani Shinobu) "President Yoon was arrested on suspicion of plotting a civil war. The first time was on January 3rd, with about 150 members of the Joint Investigation Headquarters and 200 members of the President's side, and the standoff continued for about five and a half hours, but the investigation was abandoned. Today, on the 15th, the second time was conducted, with the number of investigators from the Investigation Headquarters increased from 150 to 1,000, and they stormed into the official residence in about two and a half hours and arrested Yoon. From now on, the key point will be whether an arrest warrant will be requested within 48 hours, but since Yoon was arrested in two and a half hours, it seems that the tone has been toned down a bit compared to the last time. What is the background to this?" (Commentary Desk, Takahashi Katsuya) "The number of people from the Joint Investigation Headquarters side has overwhelmingly increased. Last time, they got quite far inside the presidential residence, but because the presidential side had more people, it reached a stalemate and they gave up. This time, there were 1,000 people, so they overcame with about five times the number. Also, according to reports in the Korean media, the presidential guards are showing signs of fatigue, and it is said that the Joint Investigation Headquarters side has come up with various tactics, such as, 'We will arrest you if you interfere with the search.'" (Anchor Nakatani) "So this time, they were able to arrest him without much resistance. President Yoon himself has also sent out a message, hasn't he?" (Commentary Desk Takahashi) "Yes, it was made public at around 11 a.m. This investigation is illegal, but they want to prevent bloodshed, and I think you can see the president's desire to avoid a situation where organizations of a democratic nation are messing around with each other, resulting in injuries and in some cases casualties, as the nation's body." (Anchor Nakatani) "The key point going forward is whether an arrest warrant will be requested within 48 hours, but there are various factors that have led to this," (Takahashi commentary desk) said. "It has been over a month since martial law was declared and the situation remains at a stalemate, but I think one of the main reasons is that there is a system unique to South Korea that deals with how to protect the president. The security system for the South Korean president has been described as "the president's watchdog." What this means is that in South Korea, the question of who is guarding the president is that there is an independent government agency called the "Presidential Security Agency." "In Japan, the prime minister is guarded by the Metropolitan Police Department's special police, or police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department," (Takahashi commentary desk) "However, in Korea, the president is protected by an independent organization. There are more than 500 staff members, and they guard the president, his family, and in some cases foreign dignitaries as well. There is one distinctive feature of this independent organization: the president can appoint the head of the National Security Agency. In the case of President Yoon, the head of the National Security Agency was his senior in high school, so he knew him well and chose someone to protect him. As for why this organization was created, I think there is a historical background to it in Korea. In the 1960s, after Park Chung-hee became president in a military coup, when a military government was established, even if it was a national organization, there was a fear that another coup might occur, so in order to protect oneself, an independent organization had to be created with a trustworthy person who would protect oneself to the end as the head, and this is still the case today" (Takahashi commentary desk) NHK said, "And the reason why it is still ongoing is mainly because of the Korean War. A ceasefire was reached 71 years ago, but it is not over yet, and it goes without saying that North Korea is making disturbing moves, but I think the different political situation in South Korea from Japan is also reflected in the characteristics of this presidential security organization." (Caster Nakatani) "In this situation, there are concerns about the impact on Japan." (Commentary Desk Takahashi) "After all, when President-elect Trump takes office next week, it is expected that he will make various demands on South Korea and Japan. If South Korea is in this chaos and it turns out that it is difficult to negotiate with South Korea, it is quite possible that that attention will be turned to Japan, so I do not think this is something that can only be ignored." ▼Featured videos, in-depth commentary, and the latest news delivered every day Please subscribe to our channel! / @ytv_news ▼Submit information here: "Submission Box" https://www.ytv.co.jp/toukou_box/ ▼Yomiuri TV News Bureau's social media TikTok / ytvnews X (formerly Twitter) / news_ytv ▼Yomiuri TV News https://www.ytv.co.jp/press/ ▼Kansai Information Network ten. 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