Officials seeking to detain suspended president used ladders to enter compound and reportedly arrested acting head of presidential guardSouth Korean investigators seeking to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol have entered his official residence as they try to execute a new warrant over insurrection accusations related to his 3 December declaration of martial law, an official from the joint force trying to detain him has said.“We don’t know the exact number of people who are in the residence but there are prosecutors,” an official from the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) probing Yoon’s failed martial law decree told reporters on Wednesday morning. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/14/south-koreas-yoon-suk-yeol-faces-fresh-arrest-attempt
Author : Raphael Rashid in Seoul and agencies
Publish date : 2025-01-15 00:52:00
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Police seeking to arrest South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol enter official residence after clashes
