Yoon Seok-hyeol, the first South Korean president to be prosecuted for internal turmoil, lamented: the prosecutor's illegal investigation and the complete collapse of the law.

The Korean high-ranking public official crime investigation department arrested the Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 15th on charges of insurrection, making him the first sitting president in Korean history to be arrested. Yoon Suk-yeol released a pre-recorded video statement, claiming that the prosecution's illegal search meant that 'Korean law has completely collapsed', but to avoid bloodshed, he decided to accept the public investigation. (Background: After the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol failed... the ruling party calls for the 'gradual exit of the president', while the opposition threatens to propose another impeachment on the 14th.) Yoon Suk-yeol briefly declared martial law on December 3 last year, causing political turmoil, and was impeached and suspended by the Korean National Assembly on the 14th of last month. The Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol on the 31st of last month, marking the first time in Korean constitutional history that judicial authorities have taken compulsory measures against a sitting president. The Korean high-ranking public official crime investigation department (public investigation department) attempted to execute the arrest warrant for the first time on the 3rd of this month, but was thwarted by the presidential guard, and then reapplied to the court for the arrest warrant, finally going to the presidential office in the early hours of today and announcing the arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol about 6 hours later. Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested. According to Yonhap News Agency, the joint investigative team composed of the public investigation department, the police, and the Ministry of National Defense executed the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol at 10:33 local time today, and Yoon Suk-yeol subsequently arrived at the Gwacheon Government Building under the escort of police vehicles at 10:53. Since the arrest warrant is only valid for 48 hours, the public investigation department is expected to immediately start the investigation process. It is reported that the public investigation department has prepared over 200 pages of questions. Prior to the arrest, Yoon Suk-yeol had negotiated with the public investigation department personnel who went to the presidential office to arrest him, stipulating that he would actively respond to the investigation, but the public investigation department ultimately did not accept it and still executed the arrest warrant, making Yoon Suk-yeol the first sitting president in Korean history to be arrested. Before departing for the public investigation department, Yoon Suk-yeol accused the prosecution of an illegal search through a video recorded at the presidential office, stating that he decided to accept the public investigation to avoid bloodshed. Yoon Suk-yeol mentioned that as the president responsible for guarding the Korean Constitution and legal system, his response to this illegal and invalid process was only to prevent the occurrence of a bloody situation, and not an acknowledgment of its validity and legality. The media speculates that Yoon Suk-yeol may exercise his right to remain silent during the investigation. Whether substantial progress can be made within the 48 hours obtained by the public investigation department is still unknown. Once the 48-hour period of the arrest warrant expires, the public investigation department may decide to release Yoon Suk-yeol or further apply for a detention order from the court. Yoon Suk-yeol's fate is still uncertain. Previously, the Korean Constitutional Court held its first hearing on Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment case on the 14th, considering whether to deprive him of the presidency. As Yoon Suk-yeol did not attend, the trial lasted less than 5 minutes after the start, and the Constitutional Court did not accept Yoon Suk-yeol's request to exclude one of the 8 judges from participating. Since the Korean Constitutional Court accepted Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment case on December 14 last year, it has 180 days to decide whether to uphold or reject the impeachment. If the judgment upholds the original decision, Yoon Suk-yeol will be dismissed, and a new president must be elected within 60 days. If the impeachment is not upheld, Yoon Suk-yeol will be reinstated.