■ Host: Anchor Kim Sun-young, Anchor Jeong Ji-woong ■ Appearance: Attorney Lim Joo-hye, Social Affairs Reporter Baek Jong-gyu The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information. When quoting, please indicate [YTN News Special]. [Anchor] Attorney Lim Joo-hye is here next to me. We will go over the legal details related to the arrest of President Yoon Seok-yeol today. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said that the investigation began at 11 o'clock. They said that it began right away without any tea time. Can we see this as an intention to skip all the procedures and start the investigation in earnest? [Lim Joo-hye] Yes. Usually, when an investigation of a high-ranking public official is underway, a tea party is held first as a courtesy and the investigation is conducted. However, this is just a custom. Since there are no specific laws or procedures, it seems that these parts were skipped and the investigation began right away. It is expected that the investigation is underway, but there is talk that the questionnaire alone is already 200 pages long. That is why it seems like it will take a considerable amount of time. Since there is a large area to be investigated, the related procedures are being omitted and the investigation is proceeding very quickly. [Anchor] 200 pages means that there are quite a lot of questions prepared, but many people are expected to refuse to make statements as President Yoon Seok-yeol previously announced. So even if they do not make statements, will they continue to answer all the questions? How can we expect that? [Lim Ju-hye] Yes. We commonly call it the right to remain silent. The right not to make statements is legally guaranteed. In terms of exercising the right to defense, it is possible to exercise the right to remain silent, literally, not to speak while being questioned as a suspect, but it seems necessary to consider whether this will be beneficial or detrimental to President Yoon Seok-yeol in exercising his right to defense. As you asked earlier, there is talk that the Public Prosecutor's Office has 200 pages of questions, so if he exercises his right to remain silent, the questions will simply be skipped. In fact, it is a situation where the investigation cannot be concluded very quickly, and if the 48 hours during which an arrest can be made have passed, in some cases, if other evidence and the results of the investigation of other related parties are solid and it is considered possible to indict President Yoon Seok-yeol without separate questioning or inquiry, an arrest warrant may be requested or an indictment may be attempted. Otherwise, if a substantive investigation into President Yoon Seok-yeol is not conducted, and the arrest warrant is rejected or some materials cannot be properly secured, the Public Prosecutor's Office tried hard to make an arrest, but after the arrest, the arrest itself was not the goal. The arrest is just a process, and a substantive investigation is more important. If this is not achieved, the Public Prosecutor's Office will inevitably suffer a blow. [Anchor] So. If there is no statement on President Yoon Seok-yeol because he refused to testify, would it be burdensome to request an arrest warrant? What do you think? [Lim Ju-hye] I think it would be worthwhile to refer to the case of former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun. In the case of former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, the prosecution conducted an investigation, but it is known that he refused to make a statement during the process. Nevertheless, regarding other related individuals... (omitted) YTN Baek Jong-gyu ([email protected]) ▶ Original article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_202501... ▶ Report: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.