South Korea: For six hours authorities were trying to arrest Yoon – prevented by his bodyguards

Despite the siege of his home investigators and those who failed to arrest the fallen president of Yoon Sok-jell in a thriller case. Authorities together with prosecutors attempted in vain today (03.01.2025) to arrest Yoon Sok-gel inside his home in Seoul, South Korea for his failed attempt on December 3 to enforce martial law, as they were prevented by his bodyguards. CORVERSE For nearly six hours, prosecutors and agents of the high-person corruption investigation service (CIO), which has a central role in the search for a “stop” opened at Yun’s expense, remained inside the presidential residence, located at the heights of the luxury district of Hanam. They ended up coming out unbreakable around 13:30 (local time, 06:30 Greek time). “With regard to the execution of the arrest warrant today, it was found to be practically impossible due to the ongoing impasse,” CIO said in a statement issued. CORVERSE “The security concerns of the staff on the ground led to the decision to suspend execution” of the warrant, he added. An officer of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in Seoul told the French Agency that the CIO team “came into conflict” with the soldiers placed under the command of the presidential security service. This latter reported for its part to the French Agency that it conducted “negotiations” with CIO. The presidential security agency, which continues to protect Yoon as acting head of state, had already prevented in recent days other investigations at Yoon’s residence. Upon arriving quickly at the presidential residence this morning, Yoon’s group of lawyers again denounced a “illegal and invalid” arrest warrant. Yoon’s last stand; South Korea’s impressioned president faces corruption showdown 20 corruption office police enter Yoon’s compound as South Korean President, but are reportedly being met with resistance from a military ‘water confidence’ unit to block his arrest. Yonhap reports show… — Uncensored News (@Uncensorednewsw) CIO has a deadline until 6 January to execute the arrest warrant issued Tuesday by a Seoul court at its request. Potential arrest of Yoon Sok Yeel, who remains officially the head of state and his duties have simply been suspended pending ratification until mid-June of his removal from the Constitutional Court, would have been unprecedented in the history of South Korea. Hundreds of Yoon fans, among them well-known youtubers of the far right, as well as evangelical Christian preachers, had camped last night near the presidential residence and some organized night prayers for Yoon. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji rhythmically shouted his name waving bats broadcasting red light, watched by strong police force. “We gathered here today ready to risk our lives,” said Lee Hye-chuk, 57, accusing the opposition of “trying to transform our country into a socialist state similar to North Korea”. According to the South Korean Yonhap news agency, in the area where the presidential residence is located some 2,700 police officers had developed after the fighting of fans and opponents of the deposed president last Thursday, at night. Mr. Yoon shocked the country on the night of December 3rd, when he unexpectedly announced that he declared martial law and sent the army to parliament to silence it. The move reminded many of the black days of the military regimes in South Korea. In Visuals-South Korea Standoff However, he was forced to take the measure back under suffocating pressure by the members of parliament, which adopted a resolution requiring the removal of martial law, with MPs’ associates blocking the doors of the Chamber of Parliament with furniture to prevent any invasion of military and thousands of pro-democracy protesters from gathering outside. Today prosecutors filed charges for “stability” at the expense of two high-ranking military officials, one of whom had been appointed briefly as commander of the military law, broadcast Yonhap. Both are in custody.