South Korean authorities are trying to arrest Yoon at the residence of the suspended leader | Politics News
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Yoon faces becoming the first sitting president to be detained in the country’s history.
South Korean authorities arrived at the residence of President Yoon Suk-yeol to arrest the impeached leader for his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Dozens of police officers and anti-corruption investigators burst through the door of Yoon’s Seoul compound early Friday morning to execute an arrest warrant for his short-lived martial law imposed on Dec. 3, plunging the East Asian nation into its deepest political crisis in decades.
“Execution of the warrant for the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol has begun,” said a statement from the Office of Corruption Investigation for Senior Officials.
It is unclear whether Yoon, who is being investigated on suspicion of sedition and abuse of power, will cooperate with authorities seeking to arrest him.
Speculation about when and how authorities will take Yoon into custody has been swirling since a Seoul court granted prosecutors’ request for an arrest warrant earlier this week.
Yoon’s security had previously prevented investigators from executing several search warrants targeting the president.
In a defiant New Year’s message to supporters gathered outside his residence, Yoon vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces”.
If arrested, Yoon will be the first sitting president to be detained in South Korea’s history.
