A man in his 60s who knelt down to block the National Assembly's Special Committee on State Investigation from entering the Jamsil ballot counting station without a warrant on the 2nd has been arrested. 

The Seoul Eastern District Court conducted a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant review) for the individual, identified as 'A,' on the afternoon of the 4th and issued an arrest warrant that evening, citing a "risk of flight." Previously, the police had requested an arrest warrant for A, and the prosecution accepted the request and filed it with the court. 

As a result, A is set to contest his innocence while in custody, signaling an intense legal battle ahead. 

According to Yonhap News, the charge applied by the police against A is obstruction of justice. 

However, since current law prohibits unauthorized entry into ballot counting stations without a court-issued warrant, there is growing public opinion online raising concerns that the police's show of force may ultimately violate the law. 

In particular, there is speculation that A's actions may be re-evaluated in the future if it is claimed that he intended to protect ballot boxes suspected of containing fraudulent votes, or if clear evidence of election fraud emerges and the National Assembly publicly loses its legitimacy. 

At the same time, it has been suggested that there may be subsequent efforts to report the judge who issued the warrant, as well as the prosecutors and police who requested it, for the crime of perverting the course of justice. 

Amidst significant public support for A, there is a flood of criticism against KBS for airing an edited video that omitted the footage of him kneeling and instead used the caption "some participants lunged at the committee members," making it appear as though A had charged at the police first. 

Comments include reactions such as: "The Nepalese destroyed the broadcasting station first," "Reporters, be prepared," "Media that justifies violence by turning the act of kneeling into an act of lunging," "The country is falling because of media agitation," and "Once this administration ends, we must truly liquidate deep-rooted evils." 

However, those who are interested in and supporting the cause of the Jamsil struggle are consistently urging others to avoid participating in any violence or public disturbances, emphasizing that civic demands must be achieved through "non-violent and peaceful means." 

Prior to this, in addition to the case of A, footage was released on social media showing police forcibly removing patriotic citizens without a warrant at Gate 2-2 of the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium on the 2nd, ahead of the special committee's entry, which shocked many citizens. 

KBS report vs. actual footage [Captures from @jimpark00 / @corea_eeuu X accounts]