By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-14 20:11:28 | Updated at 2025-01-18 05:19:06
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South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol were at his official residence on Wednesday to execute an arrest warrant over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration, Yonhap said.
Investigators were foiled on January 3 from serving the first ever arrest warrant issued against a sitting South Korean president after a stand-off with hundreds of presidential security agents and military guards.
“Two CIO vehicles have arrived in front of the [presidential] residence,” Yonhap reported, referring to the Corruption Investigation Office investigating Yoon.
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