Yong’s lawyer said, “We met yesterday… “The escape theory is a false instigation that cannot exist.”
With the execution of the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol imminent, a person presumed to be President Yoon was captured on the grounds of the official residence on the 8th. When the Democratic Party of Korea raised suspicions that President Yoon left his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan and fled to another location, it is interpreted that he came out of the building and appeared as if to refute the suspicion.
A man believed to be President Yoon toured the grounds of the official residence with people who appeared to be Secret Service employees this afternoon. The man appeared to be giving instructions to employees. The place where they stayed was known to be near the ‘3rd cordon’ where the High-ranking Public Officials Investigation Office was blocked by the Presidential Security Service’s defenses when the first warrant was executed. The employees bowed their heads and greeted the man, believed to be President Yoon, as he returned toward the official residence.
It has not yet been confirmed whether this man is actually President Yoon. However, judging by his gait and physique, some say he is similar to President Yoon. On this day, Democratic Party lawmaker Park Ji-won said on Facebook, “The walking gestures are exactly like Yoon Seok-yeol’s,” and claimed, “It is a thoroughly calculated move to dispel rumors of a runaway and to appease internal security staff who are agitated by saying, ‘I am alive and well.’”
The Democratic Party has been raising the ‘President Yoon flight theory’ since the previous day. Rep. Jeon Hyun-hee said this morning, “There are reports that Yoon Seok-yeol has already fled from his residence. “If it is true, it is truly ugly and cowardly,” he criticized. At the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee the day before, Oh Dong-woon, head of the Corruption Investigation Office, repeatedly asked Rep. Park Beom-gye whether he thought there was a possibility that (President Yoon) may have hidden or escaped, and he answered, “That’s right.”
President Yoon’s side strongly refuted this theory of escape. Attorney Gap-Geun Yoon, who is representing President Yoon, said at a press conference this afternoon, “I met with the President last night,” and “This is an impossible and false incitement.” During the meeting, Attorney Yoon personally confirmed the person presumed to be President Yoon on his cell phone. When asked, “Is it really President Yoon?” he simply said, “I can’t identify him because the screen is small and blurry.”
Meanwhile, the President’s Office expressed strong regret by filing a complaint against the media company that filmed the video of the person presumed to be President Yoon for violating the Military Base and Military Facilities Protection Act. The President’s Office said in a press notice that day, “The area around the official residence is a military facility protection zone where the incumbent president and head of state resides, and is a security facility directly linked to national security.” “Unauthorized filming may be punished in accordance with relevant laws.” .
Jo Hye-sun, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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