Execution of arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol... 54.4% in favor of arrest immediately or after completion, 44.5% in favor of non-custodial investigation or withdrawal of arrest - South Korean public opinion poll

Regarding President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is suspected of insurrection related to the state of emergency on December 3rd last month, the opinion that "immediate arrest or arrest after completion" is more favorable than the opinion that "non-custodial investigation or withdrawal" is favorable.
The results of a public opinion poll that showed that more people than women were willing to accept the arrest warrant for President Yoon were released on the 8th. Realmeter conducted a nationwide survey of 511 people aged 18 and over on the 7th, at the request of the Energy Economic Newspaper.
According to a survey of public opinion on the issue, 54.4% of respondents said they wanted to arrest him "swiftly or after investigation." (47.6% said they wanted to arrest him promptly because he was suspected of sedition, and 47.6% said they wanted to investigate further, given the nature of the investigation and procedural issues.)
The results showed that 44.5% of respondents supported "non-custodial investigation or withdrawal" (12.5% supported non-custodial investigation due to the protection of the right to defense and the principle of presumption of innocence, and 12.5% supported the law of emergency as a legitimate form of governance).
The most common reason was that arrest warrants were withdrawn due to the crime (31.9%). 1.2% of the respondents were unsure. By region, Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong-do
) 67.6% were in favor of the arrest and 28.5% were against, Gwangju and Jeolla Province 64.4% were in favor of the arrest and 35.6% were against, and Incheon and Gyeonggi Province 64.4% were in favor of the arrest and 35.6% were against.
In the polls, 61.4% were in favor of the arrest and 38.1% were against, meaning that over 60% of respondents were in favor of the arrest. In Seoul, too, 57.3% were in favor of the arrest and 41.0% were against, with those in favor exceeding those against.
Meanwhile, in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, 30.0% were in favor of the arrest and 70.0% were against, while in Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang Province, 30.0% were in favor of the arrest.
By age, the majority of people were against arrest, with 44.5% in favor and 55.5% opposed. The majority of people in their 40s (69.2% in favor and 29.9% opposed) and 50s (67.0% in favor and 29.9% opposed) were against arrest.
The percentage of people in favor of arrest was high among those aged 70 and over (40.6% in favor, 54.9% against), and those aged 60 and over (56.0% in favor, 44.0% against).
In the survey asking about the responsibility for the political turmoil caused by the arrest warrant for President Yoon, the majority of respondents (42.5% in favor, 56.5% against) were against the arrest.
51.3% of respondents said that the People Power Party (the ruling party) was responsible for the incident (36.6% for President Yoon and the Presidential Security Service, who refused the warrant, and 14.8% for the People Power Party and far-right forces, who supported the emergency law).
The opinion that "opposition parties such as the Democratic Party are to blame (impeachment political offensive)" was 39.1%. The opinion that "judicial institutions such as the Office of Investigation into Crimes by High-Ranking Public Officials are to blame (failure to execute warrants)" was 7.3%.
The survey was conducted on the 7th as a voluntary automated response survey via wireless (97%) and landline (3%) telephones.