Police attempt to arrest South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. This is the result of accusations of abuse of power.
Following a court order, corruption investigation officials and police officers attempted to arrest South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday.
They were met by agents of the Presidential Protection Service (PSS), a special government agency charged with ensuring the safety of the head of state. The agency had previously thwarted an attempt by investigators to search the president’s office.
The Yonhap news agency reported that the uniformed officers “were blocked by a military unit.”
South Korea. Security and the military prevented police from arresting the president
The head of presidential security, Park Chong-jun, refused to allow investigators to enter the rooms protected by the Presidential Protection Service.
Police reported there was a standoff. Bureau officers and police officers stood in front of the President’s residence and were stopped from entering by PSS operatives.
Thousands of supporters of the incumbent president gathered in front of Yoon Suk-yeol’s home, opposing his ouster and arrest. On Friday, the police had to intervene against the most aggressive demonstrators.
About 150 officers are involved in the attempt to arrest the president of South Korea. According to the latest information, the police have refrained from arresting him.
Why did the court issue an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol?
The arrest warrant is valid until January 6. After the execution, the president would be taken into custody in Seoul. Meanwhile, the president’s lawyer deemed the order illegal and announced that he would petition the Constitutional Court to suspend the order.
Investigators looking into the case concluded that President Yoon’s imposition of martial law on December 3 could have been considered an act of rebellion.
Let us not forget that after the President declared martial law, opposition MPs broke the military and police cordon to the National Assembly building and passed a resolution rejecting the President’s decree.
The court’s decision to order the arrest was taken after parliament impeached the president and suspended him from office. The Democratic Party petitioners argued that the head of state had seriously violated the Constitution, and that the imposition of martial law was in fact an attempt by the president to avoid criminal investigations against himself.
According to law enforcement authorities, Yoon Suk-yeol can be charged immediately because the accusation of abuse of power in this regard does not fall under presidential immunity. The Constitutional Tribunal is considering the impeachment process separately.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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