By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-01 02:16:23 | Updated at 2025-01-03 22:52:35
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South Korean investigators warned on Wednesday that anyone trying to block them from arresting Yoon Suk-yeol could face prosecution, as supporters of the impeached president gathered outside his residence in Seoul.
“We consider actions such as setting up various barricades and locking iron gates to resist the execution of our arrest warrant as obstruction of official duties,” Oh Dong-woon, chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, said, adding anyone doing this “could be prosecuted”.
Oh also said investigators would execute their arrest warrant for Yoon within a January 6 deadline.
“We aim for a smooth process without major disturbances, but we are also coordinating to mobilise police,” he said.
Investigators probing Yoon over his December 3 declaration of martial law requested the warrant after he failed to report for questioning a third time.
Crowds gathered outside his home on Tuesday wielding placards and South Korean flags, chanting: “Martial law legal! Impeachment invalid!”
