South Korea Investigators Fail to Arrest President in Standoff
- Yoon’s security team blocked officers from entering residence
- Investigators to mull whether to try arresting Yoon again: YTN
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South Korean anti-corruption investigators failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a nearly six-hour standoff with his security team on Friday, showing tensions remain high even after he has been suspended from his duties.
On a frigid day in Seoul, a team from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials backed by some 2,700 police officers surrounded Yoon’s residence in Seoul’s Yongsan district. His security team blocked investigators from executing the arrest warrant for insurrection related to Yoon’s brief imposition of martial law a month ago.