Release or indictment? Attention focused on the outcome of the Chief Prosecutor's Conference

As the prosecution is holding a meeting of the nation's top prosecutors to decide whether to arrest and indict President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is suspected of "leading a rebellion," a fierce debate is unfolding in the political world.
The ruling party has been voicing "immediate release" in opposition to the opposition party's demand for "immediate arrest and indictment."
"I don't know why they convened a meeting of the national prosecutors general to discuss Yoon Seok-yeol's treatment," he said. "They're trying to release Yoon Seok-yeol by claiming that additional investigation is necessary, using the inadequacies of the investigation by the High-Ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Agency as an excuse."
Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung held a national chief prosecutors' meeting for about three hours and 40 minutes from 10 am, convening the Supreme Prosecutor's Office deputy chief and chief prosecutors, as well as the chief prosecutors of the Gangdong region across the country.
This was in response to strong demands from opposition parties for the arrest and indictment of President Yoon at a meeting to decide whether to arrest and indict him or release him, when his detention period expires on the 26th of this month.
Han said, "It is the practice of the prosecution to indict people while they are in custody, and releasing Yoon Seok-yeol for any reason would be an act of fraud against the public."
"I warn them not to make the foolish choice of denying the meaning of their existence," he said. "If the prosecution does not want to be stigmatized as the relatives of those who led the rebellion, they should stop dithering and take action today.
Yoon Seok-yeol must be arrested and indicted immediately," he said. Yoon Jae-gwan, spokesman for the Fatherland Reform Party, also said, "The prosecution is holding a meeting of the chief prosecutors to discuss the case of Yoon Seok-yeol, who led a civil war. The prosecution is starting politics again.
"I am extremely concerned that they may declare that they will continue to hold unnecessary meetings, and they should immediately stop holding unnecessary meetings, quickly arrest and indict them according to established procedures, and then faithfully maintain the prosecution," he said.
The ruling party, People's Power, also issued a commentary refuting the ruling party's forces and strongly demanded his immediate release. Joo Jin Woo, head of the People's Power legal advisory committee, first said, "President Yoon Seok-yeol's detention period has been extended twice.
"The lawsuit was dismissed," he said, asking, "What are you doing to the president of the Republic of Korea?" At the same time, he said, "The court put the brakes on the prosecution's 'supplementary investigative powers,'" and "The prosecutor general convened a meeting of the chief prosecutors.
"It is only natural that they did so. They should review it from the ground up," Chu said. "From the beginning, the police conducted an investigation, the prosecution requested the necessary warrants from the Seoul Central District Court, the police sent the case to the prosecution, and the prosecution
"It is a matter that should be decided whether to indict after a supplementary investigation," he said, adding, "The prosecution should show by making a decision that the law and principles are upheld, rather than stomping its feet to correct the illegality of the High Prosecutor's Office.
The president should be released immediately and the case should be returned to the police."