Park Jong-joon, the head of the Presidential Security Service, responded to the blocking of the High-ranking Public Officials’ Crime Investigation Agency’s execution of an arrest warrant against President Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, “The Secret Service, which values the absolute safety of the President in response to the execution of the arrest warrant, which is being carried out on top of the controversy over expediency and illegality, has its existence value.” “We judged that responding would be dereliction of duty,” he said. He continued, “If there is an error in this judgment, I will assume any judicial responsibility.”
Director Park issued a statement on the afternoon of the 5th and said, regarding the blocking of the Corruption Investigation Office’s entry into President Yoon’s residence on the 3rd, “The Secret Service does not intend to blindly interfere with the law enforcement of investigative agencies.” He said, “Although the impeachment bill has been passed by the National Assembly, President Yoon is clearly the incumbent president elected by the sovereign people, and he is receiving appropriate security as prescribed by law.”
He continued, “I explained the position of the National Security Agency in detail to the prosecutor in charge of the Corruption Investigation Office who was executing the arrest warrant, and politely requested that he be careful in enforcing the law in consideration of the current president’s status and the status of the Republic of Korea in the foreign media.” He added, “The investigator executing the arrest warrant “We took measures to ensure that there was no violence or physical conflict during the confrontation between the police and the security officers,” he explained.
Director Park also mentioned that there was controversy over the illegality of the arrest warrant for President Yoon issued by the Seoul Western District Court at the request of the Corruption Investigation Office. He said, “Controversy over the Corruption Investigation Office’s authority to investigate treason crimes continues, and the president’s lawyers have applied to the Constitutional Court for a judgment on the authority dispute and a provisional injunction to suspend the arrest warrant, citing the illegality and extralegality of the arrest warrant issuance process and its contents.”
Director Park also emphasized that the National Security Agency has nothing to do with political ideologies such as conservatives or progressives. He said, “Even during the past Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations, the Secret Service performed security duties without any negligence,” and “In order to better protect the late First Lady Lee Hee-ho, the Ministry of Government Legislation authorized interpretation to provide lifetime security by the Secret Service instead of the police.” “He said. He continued, “I am still protecting three former presidents and First Lady Kwon Yang-sook, regardless of political party.”
At the same time, he asked the media and politicians to “refrain from making insulting remarks that the National Security Service has been reduced to a private army.”
Addressing the Corruption Investigation Agency and the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency (National Investigation Headquarters), he said, “Please carefully review the investigation procedures and cooperate so that we can protect the honor of the president chosen by the people and the national reputation of the Republic of Korea.” “It should no longer be shown to the public,” he urged.
Hyewon Lee, Donga.com Reporter [email protected]
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