South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to take over efforts to detain impeached Yoon
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its investigators failed to bring him to custody following an hours-long standoff with the presidential security service last week.
South Korean anti-corruption agency vows to detain President Yoon
The head of South Korea's anti-corruption agency says he plans to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol before it expires on January 6.
Head of South Korea Yoon’s security central to blocking corruption arrest
Park Chong-jun was instrumental in rebuffing the attempted arrest of Yoon by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials.
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Officials called off the effort due to concerns over the safety of its personnel after they were outnumbered by cordons of presidential security service personnel inside the compound.
South Korean officials abandon bid to arrest impeached president after stand-off
South Korean investigators were attempting to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a probe into alleged treason and abuse of power after his failed attempt last month to impose martial law. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said early on Friday local time that it had begun to execute an arrest warrant for Yoon.
South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
The anti-corruption agency withdrew its investigators after the presidential security service blocked them from entering Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence.
South Korean investigators abandon arrest of President Yoon
South Korean investigators abandoned their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff
South Korean Authorities Suspend Attempted Arrest of Impeached President After Hourslong Standoff
Anti-corruption investigators were trying to execute the arrest warrant when they were confronted by a military unit and Yoon’s presidential security service.
South Korea’s president is ‘refusing’ to be investigated
ANU Associate Professor Jay Song claims the majority of South Koreans feel "frustrated and disappointed" by President Yoon Suk Yeol's refusal to be investigated for his martial law declaration.
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