Yoon refuses to be questioned again while CIO bans personal visits for Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested on Sunday, which means he stays put in the Seoul Detention Center but now with a prisoner number.

We go straight to the site where he's being detained.

Do-yeon, how are things looking there this morning, and what might we see today?

Good morning Dami, as you said I'm standing in front of Seoul Detention Center where President Yoon has been detained since last week.

At the moment there are only a handful of people here in support of President Yoon that I can see with barricades and officers at the scene to maintain order.

Members of the media have been arriving here since early morning to see whether President Yoon will be leaving here for questioning by the CIO.

However, according to his legal team, he has once again refused to make himself available for the questioning session.

They have been saying that Yoon has already shared everything with the CIO so there is no need for additional questioning.

They did this on Friday and yesterday as well after the new warrant was issued.

Now as President Yoon is in custody the CIO could be looking at being more forceful with President Yoon, something the investigators will certainly have to be careful with.

All in all President Yoon has only appeared at the CIO once.

2. Now, President Yoon is under a new and different kind of arrest warrant than what was issued last week.

Some say he's "officially" arrested what does this mean?

Dami, that's right over the weekend, the CIO was able to get a warrant to keep Yoon in custody until early February.

And that means the CIO and the prosecutors will have him here at the Seoul Detention Center while they question him to investigate the case further.

There are two types of arrest one that preliminarily allows investigators to detain suspects for 48 hours and within that 48 hours after questioning they can request another arrest warrant to extend the period of detention.

Yoon is now being held under that second warrant as a local court early on Sunday morning granted the CIO's request despite efforts from Yoon's legal team to fight back.

This means he is now dressed in a detention center-issued uniform with an inmate number assigned to him.

Considering his status he will have a separate cell and guards will try to isolate him from other inmates.

According to the Justice Ministry he's had a mug shot taken and a body search the same procedure as anyone else who has been arrested.

It's because of all these details that some are calling Yoon's current situation an "official arrest."

3. Do-yeon, the CIO also has banned Yoon from personal visits citing possible obstruction of evidence.

What does this mean?

Right Dami, as Yoon uses his legal rights to refuse questioning sessions the CIO is also using its legal options to pressure President Yoon.

As you said, except for Yoon's attorneys he's not going to be able to see anyone until formal prosecution begins for this case.

The CIO cited obstruction of evidence as the reason and remember that is the exact reason why the court issued the second "official" arrest warrant.

Now, Yoon's legal team could also be filing for a review of the legality of this current arrest as well and we'll have to see how that legal battle unfolds.

That's all for now, back to you Dami.