South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration.
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
Guards form human chain to stop police arresting South Korea’s president
South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached president, on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside his compound in the heart of Seoul.
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.
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.
Crowds of supporters gather outside the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol told his conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence he vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces."
South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president on Saturday to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Supporters rally as South Korean authorities fail to arrest president
Police and presidential security clashed in South Korea as authorities failed to arrest the country’s already impeached president. Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside and tried to stop police from executing the warrant.
Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, following a long standoff with his security team. Anti-corruption officers have appealed to the acting president to intervene.
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