Seoul: Police on Tuesday vowed a zero tolerance policy against violence as a hearing on whether to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law bid was set to be held. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency issued the warning, a day before the Seoul Central District Court will hold an arrest warrant hearing for Yoon over his failed martial law bid in December.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the agency plans to deploy about 2,000 police officers and some 350 pieces of equipment, such as safety fences, around the court in southern Seoul until it announces its decision on the warrant. "By mobilizing sufficient police personnel and equipment, (we) will manage the situation stably and sternly respond to illegal violent acts with a zero tolerance policy," the agency said.
The move comes after rioters broke into the Seoul Western District Court in January when it issued a warrant to extend Yoon's detention at the time. The agency said it would use pepper spray and other equipment against illegal acts of violence and apprehend those engaged in such activities on the scene.