Investigators on Wednesday discovered themselves in a tense standoff with safety forces on the presidential residence, as they made a second try to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his transient imposition of martial legislation, in response to a report by Yonhap Information Company.
Officers from the state anti-corruption company, the Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-Rating Officers (CIO) and police arrived with search and detention warrants however had been blocked by the Presidential Safety Service (PSS), which had arrange a barricade utilizing autos to stop them from getting into. Moreover, a gaggle of lawmakers from the ruling Individuals Energy Celebration and Yoon’s authorized group additionally obstructed the investigators’ efforts on the residence’s entrance.
In the meantime, police aired broadcasts warning that any try to withstand the warrants’ execution might result in arrest. Massive crowds gathered exterior the residence, with police initially estimating that round 6,500 supporters of the impeached president had been current, Yonhap reported.
To realize entry to the presidential residence, police have deployed roughly 3,000 officers.
The Seoul Western District Court docket had beforehand issued the warrants for Yoon after he ignored three summonses to look for questioning relating to his unsuccessful try to impose martial legislation on December 3. These warrants, which had been prolonged final week after their preliminary expiration, will stay energetic till January 21.
In December 2024, Yoon was impeached by the Nationwide Meeting over his try to impose martial legislation within the nation. The members of the unicameral Nationwide Meeting had voted 204 to 85 to question South Korea’s President.
Three members of the Nationwide Meeting abstained from voting whereas eight votes had been declared invalid. The voting was performed by a secret poll, with two-thirds of the vote wanted for impeachment. All 300 members of the meeting forged their votes.
After his impeachment, Yoon was suspended from workplace.
