Authorities entered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.
It was unclear whether the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which has previously blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Mr Yoon's office and official residence, would try to stop him being arrested.
South Korean law enforcers arrived at the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to detain him on charges of insurrection, but were locked in a standoff with a military unit inside the presidential premises, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
“Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency entered the presidential residence Friday to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed bid to impose martial law last month,” the agency stated.
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North Korean state media on Friday said the South was in “chaos” and paralysed politically over an attempt by investigators to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
ReplyDeleteThe report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) was a rare commentary about the South’s political turmoil in recent weeks and included no quoted officials.
Two South Korean military officials including army chief Park An-su who was named martial law commander during the short-lived declaration last month have been indicted after being detained by prosecutors who are investigating insurrection charges, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
ReplyDeleteSouth Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid, but were being blocked by his security forces.
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