Police to seek arrest warrant for 66 people over courthouse violence

This photo shows supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol detained by the police after engaging in violence at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, Jan. 18. Yonhap

This photo shows supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol detained by the police after engaging in violence at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, Jan. 18. Yonhap

Ninety people have been detained in connection with violent disorder that occurred at the Seoul Western District Court and the Constitutional Court over the weekend during protests against the formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said Monday.

Police will first seek an arrest warrant for 66 of them, and five already underwent a related court hearing on the day, the SMPA said.

Of the 66 detainees, 46 are charged with violently storming the Seoul Western District Court early Sunday morning after the court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon, 10 with blocking a car carrying prosecutors and investigators in charge of Yoon's case, and another 10 with climbing over the walls of the court or assaulting police officers, the SMPA said.

The agency said three YouTubers are included among the 46 courthouse intruders.

The 90 people apprehended for violence ranged in age from their teens to their 70s, and those in their 20s and 30s accounted for 51 percent, or 46 people, the SMPA noted, vowing to seek stern punishment for all illegal acts and their perpetrators. (Yonhap)

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