On the 13th, the prosecution stated that it would maintain its position of not filing an immediate appeal against the court's decision to cancel President Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest.

Prosecutor General Sim Woo-jeong enters the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on Nov. 13 morning. /Courtesy of News1

Earlier, when the court made the decision to cancel President Yoon's arrest on the 7th, Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office Chief Sim Woo-jung announced on the 8th that he would not file an immediate appeal against it. However, Chief of the Court Administration Office Cheon Dae-yeop caused controversy on the 12th during the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee by saying, 'The prosecution needs to receive judgment from a higher court on the arrest cancellation through an immediate appeal.'

That day, the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office stated in a text message sent to the media, 'The position of the prosecution not to file an immediate appeal regarding the cancellation of the arrest remains unchanged.'

The Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office said, 'The prosecution decided not to file an immediate appeal and to correct it in the main case, considering the Constitutional Court's previous decision deeming the immediate appeal related to personal detention unconstitutional, and the court's judgment that there should be no doubt about the legality of the investigation process even if there are no issues with the arrest period.'

'Whether to appeal the cancellation of the arrest is within the scope of the prosecution's duties, and on the 8th, the Chief Prosecutor made a quasi-judicial decision not to file an immediate appeal after sufficiently listening to the investigative team and the Director General meeting at the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office and reflecting after consideration, so there should be no influence from external factors,' it stated.

The Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office also stated, 'We will discuss with relevant agencies ways to promptly revise related regulations to avoid controversies over legal interpretations and constitutionality regarding the immediate appeal system related to the cancellation of arrests.'