South Korean investigators investigating the state of emergency are on their way to arrest the impeached president
South Korean investigators head to Seoul in an attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Yoon’s supporters gather at his residence, vowing to block the authorities
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency sent investigators to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their access.
Investigators from the Bureau of Corruption Investigation for Senior Officials were seen loading the boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in Gwacheon City early Friday.
The office did not immediately confirm how many investigators had been sent.
A Seoul court issued the warrant for Yoon’s detention after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his Seoul office, hampering an investigation into whether his short-lived power grab on Dec. 3 constituted a rebellion.
In a message to conservative supporters gathered outside, Yoon said he would “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces”. His legal team warned on Thursday that officers who try to detain him could face arrest by his presidential security service or even civilians.
