The prosecution denied a warrant for the arrest of Vice Administrator Kim Sung-hoon, who is accused of obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The Korean National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters Emergency Martial Law Special Investigation Team announced on the 19th through a press notice, "The prosecution did not request an arrest warrant for Vice Administrator Kim. The police arrested Vice Administrator Kim, who appeared at the National Investigation Headquarters on the 17th, and applied for an arrest warrant the day before.
Vice Administrator Kim was reportedly released immediately after the arrest warrant was denied. The police believe that the warrant was denied considering that the prosecution had already executed an arrest warrant for President Yoon and that Vice Administrator Kim voluntarily appeared.
Identified as a hardliner within the security service, Vice Administrator Kim is under suspicion of physically obstructing the execution of the arrest warrant during the first execution on the 3rd by mobilizing the military and the security service (obstruction of special public duties). Initially, the police planned to secure Vice Administrator Kim during the second arrest operation for President Yoon, but they postponed the execution after receiving a promise that he would voluntarily appear after completing his duties.