Kim Keon-hee said on the 31st, "A special counsel will visit the Seoul detention center tomorrow at 9 a.m. to execute the arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol." However, even if the arrest warrant is executed and former President Yoon is brought to the special counsel's investigation room, the investigation could effectively be rendered impossible if former President Yoon exercises his right to refuse to testify.
On that morning, the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon related to the alleged 'interference with nominations' requested by the special counsel. Special Counsel Moon Hong-joo noted in a press briefing, "The validity period of the arrest warrant is until August 7." To execute the arrest warrant, Special Counsel Moon, one prosecutor, and one investigator plan to go to the Seoul detention center on the 1st.
Former President Yoon is suspected of violating the Public Official Election Act by allegedly assisting former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-sun to receive a nomination in the National Assembly by providing public opinion survey services free of charge in exchange for services from political broker Myung Tae-kyun during the 2022 presidential election process.
Former President Yoon has been detained at the Seoul detention center since the 10th, in connection with an investigation into insurrection and foreign exchange crisis related to martial law. He has refused to attend the insurrection investigation as well as his trial since his detention.