Live from Seoul Detention Center: CIO revisits Seoul Detention Center following Yoon's impeachment hearing

We move now to Seoul Detention Center.

Our Moon Hye-ryeon joins us live for the latest regarding the investigation into the president.

Hye-ryeon, President Yoon Suk Yeol has not yet returned there following the impeachment trial hearing.

Hello, Jung-min. So despite expectations that President Yoon would return here to the Seoul Detention Center as you can probably tell from the crowds chanting his name from behind me, he has reportedly dropped by the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital for a routine check-up.

However, six investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials made their way here, and this seems to be another attempt to forcibly take Yoon in for questioning after failing to do so yesterday.

This comes following a briefing earlier this morning where a CIO official stated that there could be a possible forced summons attempt after the hearing concludes, without mentioning any specific plans.

Yesterday, six CIO prosecutors and investigators visited the Seoul Detention Center at 3 PM to forcibly take President Yoon in for questioning before eventually withdrawing as Yoon refused to cooperate and following resistance from the president's legal team.

The CIO official emphasized the need to conduct face-to-face questioning, emphasizing that while President Yoon may be the sitting president, he is also a suspect and that investigating suspects is a fundamental duty of law enforcement.

It was also reported earlier today that prosecutors have asked the CIO to transfer the case before the initial detention period expires ramping up pressure for the CIO to complete their investigations.

The CIO does not have the authority to indict, the case must eventually be handed over to the prosecution for further action.

As the Constitutional Court plans to hold impeachment hearings twice a week and Yoon's stated intention is to attend these sessions and prepare arguments with his defense team, there has been speculation that he may continue to avoid cooperating with the CIO investigation.

The CIO has not ruled out conducting on-site investigations at the detention center, as seen in cases involving former presidents in similar circumstances, but they are currently not considering conducting investigations in written form.

And what has been the response from the president's team thus far?

Following the impeachment hearing this afternoon, one of Yoon's lawyers stated that the CIO investigations cannot proceed in its current state and that his legal team will have to reconsider the investigation process and methods going forward.

In a social media post this morning, another one of his lawyers criticized the CIO's attempts to bring Yoon in for questioning and emphasized that he would take the steps to prevent any improperly forced summons by the CIO.

Yoon's legal team has also strongly criticized the CIO for prohibiting visits for the detained president from anyone other than his legal representatives – arguing that restricting family meetings unrelated to the charges of insurrection is a "vindictive" act rather than a legitimate investigative measure, and have demanded the immediate revocation of such a decision.

The CIO has also decided to ban Yoon from sending or receiving correspondence, which his lawyer Yoon Gap-geun criticized as "inhumane."

The CIO has cited concerns over potential evidence tampering as a reason for imposing these restrictions, but Yoon's legal team has dismissed these allegations as "baseless and unjust."

That's all I have for today.

Back to you, Jung-min.

All right Hye-ryeon thank you for that coverage.

That was our Moon Hye-ryeon with the latest on the investigation led by the anti-graft office.