서울중앙지법 이언학 영장전담 부장판사는 이날 밤늦게 “피의 사실 대부분에 관해 소명이 있고 피의자의 지위와 역할 등에 비춰 증거인멸 우려가 있다"며 구속영장을 발부했다.
Lee Ion-hak, the Deputy Chief Judge of the Seoul Central District Court who is in full charge of warrants, issued an arrest warrant later that night, saying, "The suspect has a call on most of the facts of suspected crimes, and there is a concern about the destruction of evidence in light of the status and role of the suspect."