Investigators entered the president’s residence – AFP
South Korean investigators entered the presidential residence Friday morning seeking arrests Yoon Suk Yeolaccording to AFP reporters outside.
Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office, who were investigating Yoon’s brief statement to military law, were allowed through heavy security to enter the residence to try to arrest Yoon’s reporters.
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Another picture of the investigators entering the residence. It is unclear whether they succeeded in capturing Yoon today. If not, you may try again before the warranty runs out next week – it’s out on Tuesday this week and is valid for seven days;
Investigators issue a statement: ‘The execution of the seizure warrant has begun’.
South Korean investigators have released a statement saying they have begun the process of ordering his arrest.
“Execution of the arrest warrant of the President” Yoon Suk Yeol The investigation office said Corruption.
A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on Tuesday after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked investigations at his office in Seoul, impeding an investigation into whether his ill-conceived power arrest on Dec. 3 was related to the rebellion.
The warrant is valid for one week, and investigators can make another attempt to detain Yoon if they are unable to do so today.
About 20 investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office’s High-Ranking Officials and police officials were seen entering the gate of Yoon’s residence in Seoul to make a request for his custody shortly before, Reuters reports.
This Reuters photo appears to show members of the Corruption Investigation Office entering the residence of the Archi-ordano Officials:
Investigators entered the president’s residence – AFP
South Korean investigators entered the presidential residence Friday morning seeking arrests Yoon Suk Yeolaccording to AFP reporters outside.
Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office, who were investigating Yoon’s brief statement to military law, were allowed through heavy security to enter the residence to try to arrest Yoon’s reporters.
Here is a photo of the members of the Search Office for Official Archi-ranker arriving in front of Yoon’s official home:
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South Korean investigators arrived outside the president’s residence Friday morning seeking arrests Yoon Suk Yeol, with the partisans of the accused leader gathering outside to defend themselves against the death of the leader.
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Detectives carrying Yoon’s brief live statement led military law enforcement investigators outside his residence in central Seoul; by which the police were surrounded by a heavy presence.
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Yoon, who has already been suspended from office by lawmakers, became the first sitting president to be arrested in South Korean history.
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Dozens of police buses and hundreds of armed police lined the road outside the compound in the middle of Seoul.
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Some 2,700 police and 135 police officers were deployed to the area to prevent the rally; The news reported Yoonap, Yoon supporters with anti-Yoon demonstrators in the area on Thursday.
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Yoon was arrested inside the residence when a court approved a warrant to arrest him earlier this week; vowing to “fight” the authorities trying to question him about his martial law orders in vain.
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The bungled declaration of martial law was issued on December 3 who accused him and dragged him into custody, or at last, to execution.
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It is unclear whether the Presidential Security Service, which still protects Yoon as he sits as the country’s head of state, will comply with investigators.
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Members of the security team had earlier blocked an attempted police raid on the president’s residence.
Investigating authorities were trying to detain Yoon
Yonhap reports that authorities have begun an investigation to try to arrest President Yoon. Out of the living pastures outside his compound he shows someone speaking eloquently in a loud voice. Police in high yellow jackets are seen entering the lines, and several police vehicles are stationed outside.
Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for Officials (CIO), who are leading a joint team of investigators that include police and prosecutors, arrived at the gates of Yoon’s compound shortly after 7am (22.00 GMT Thursday), according to Reuters witnesses.
Yonhap News Agency reported that about 3,000 policemen were standing by in preparation.
Media reports reported that vehicles immediately entered the CIO compound.