US EditionSouth Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
- Investigators from South Korea's Anti-Corruption Agency suspended efforts to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a standoff with his security detail.
- The Corruption Investigation Office stated that it suspended efforts at roughly 1:30 p.m. After failing to gain access to the residence.
- A South Korean court authorized a warrant for Yoon's arrest, which was deemed impossible to execute due to the standoff.
- Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rally against the court's warrant for his detention near the presidential residence in Seoul.
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South Korean Forces Fail To Detain Impeached President
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News SEOUL (Worthy News) – South Korean anti-corruption investigators have failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a nearly six-hour standoff with his security team on Friday. Early Saturday, it was unclear when and if they would try again to detain Yoon. Witnesses said that on a frigid day in Seoul, a team from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Offic…
Thousands of South Koreans demonstrated on the streets of Seoul on Saturday in an increasingly chaotic political context, the day after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest the ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of “rebellion” for trying to impose martial law in early December....
Efforts to arrest South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol failed Friday after a “human wall” of hundreds of his supporters blocked authorities from entering the presidential compound. “It was virtually impossible to…
The presidential guard and soldiers clashed with the police and anti-corruption authorities for hours before the latter gave up. This bought the suspended head of state some time.
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