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I am ashamed to see that the people and my national dignity have collapsed."
PPP floor leader Kweon Seong-dong concurred with the interim leader, saying We must act swiftly to restore constitutional order and prioritize the people’s livelihoods and the economy."
Lee Jae-myung urged the prompt restoration of constitutional order, saying The only reason for insisting on the detention of the president was to disgrace him rather than to uncover the truth,
I am glad that law enforcement was carried out without conflict, as we had concerned."
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik also weighed in and said The CIO should arrest Yoon and hold him accountable, thoroughly investigating the entire treason situation,
We will hold the investigation agency accountable for the execution of illegal warrants until the end,
Although it took a long time, I’m relieved to confirm that public power and justice are still alive in Korea,
Stop the arrest, ... Take Lee Jae-myung instead!”
cried supporters, while others shouted We are currently controlling Hannam-daero in both directions due to large-scale rallies near Hangangjin Station, so please detour when passing nearby."
As the area experienced heavy traffic due to the massive rallies, Yongsan District Office sent text message alerts to inform residents I had no damn idea you could sing."
In 2023, he sang Don McLean's "American Pie" at the White House, prompting US President Joe Biden to respond Yoon's action is a damning reversal to decades of Korean efforts to put its authoritarian past behind it,
(It) is the first step to restoring the constitutional order and democracy, and upholding the rule of law."
Regarding Yoon's arrest, Representative Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, said It's highly likely he will be kept in custody due to the CIO's cruel execution of detention, but I think he will attend (the trial) without being intimidated."
Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and Yoon's friend, told reporters Although it is an illegal investigation, I decided to agree to appear at the CIO in order to prevent ugly bloodshed,
Yonhap, one of the country’s largest news outlets, quoted Yoon as saying in a statement I would say that the average Korean just wish they could strap Yoon and Lee to a rocket and fire them both into the sun,
He is trying to delegitimize the process rather than fight the legal battles, although it seems that the evidence against him is strong and I do not think that will work,
There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the entire process,
We have been riding this rollercoaster every day since December 3, and even though most Koreans are going about their lives as if nothing is happening, they feel that both sides of the political row are as bad as each other,
said Kim Sang-woo, a former politician with the left-leaning South Korean Congress for New Politics People are relieved that there were no violent clashes between the presidential protection unit and the CIO for the nation's international reputation but also because this takes us one step closer to the entire drama coming to an end,
The law in this country has completely collapsed”.
Hours before his arrest, he released a video slamming the probe against him saying
