Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces detention over his short-lived martial law decree. Hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence, vowing to obstruct the authorities.
South Korea n investigators attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his short-lived martial law decree last month, as hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach. About 20 investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police officers were seen entering the gate of Yoon’s residence in Seoul to execute a warrant for his detainment.
It wasn’t clear whether the president would cooperate with authorities trying to detain him. Yoon in a defiant New Year’s message to conservative supporters rallying outside his residence said he will “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces.” His lawyers have described the warrant to detain him as “invalid” and “illegal.” There were no immediate indications of a standoff between investigators and presidential security staff. Investigators from the anti-corruption agency were earlier seen loading boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in the city of Gwacheon early in the morning. Television footage later showed some of those vehicles weaving between police buses that tightly packed and barricaded the streets near Yoon’s residence. The office didn’t immediately confirm how many investigators were sent. A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon’s detention on Tuesday after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul, hindering an investigation into whether his ill-conceived power grab on Dec. 3 amounted to rebellion. The warrant is valid for one week, and investigators may make another attempt to detain Yoon if they are unable to do so on Friday. Thousands of police officers were gathered at Yoon’s residence. There were no immediate reports of clashes with protester
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