SEOUL: South Korean investigators asked the country’s acting president to order security services to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Seok-yul on Saturday.
Security services and military forces on Friday prevented Yule’s arrest after six hours inside his compound.
Investigators obtained a warrant for Yewell’s arrest last month following a brief declaration of martial law.
The High-ranking Corruption Investigation Office, which is investigating the case, said on Saturday that it had again asked Acting President Choi Sang-mok, the country’s finance minister, to serve the Presidential Security Service with a warrant. Order to cooperate.
A spokesman for the finance ministry declined to comment.
Police asked the head of Park Chung-joon’s presidential security service to appear for questioning on Tuesday. Yonhap News Reported
Yeol’s Dec. 3 martial declaration stunned South Korea and issued the first arrest warrant for a sitting president.
stable path
Yeovil remained defiant and told his right-wing supporters this week that he would fight “to the end” for his political survival.
By the time investigators arrived to arrest Yeol, he was holed up in his presidential compound with hundreds of security forces.
About 20 investigators and 80 police officers were outnumbered by about 200 soldiers and security personnel linking arms to bar their way.
The political turmoil that has been going on for several weeks has threatened the stability of the country.
The United States, South Korea’s main security ally, called on the political elite to work toward a “stable path” moving forward.
Outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken is scheduled to hold talks in Seoul on Monday, with one focus on US-South Korea relations and the other on nuclear-armed North Korea.