Police officers in South Korea have arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s home in a bid to arrest him over his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.
It is said that 20 officers marched to the presidential residence at about 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT) with that number reinforced to about 80 an hour later, say uncoveredug news reporters at the scene.
Yoon’s lawyer says they will challenge the “unlawful” arrest warrant, and his presidential security forces are reportedly blocking the attempt to take him into custody.
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A court issued the warrant earlier this week against Yoon after he refused to answer a summons to appear before officials investigating him for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection.
Members of his security team have previously blocked attempted police raids of the presidential residence, but it was not immediately clear which units had blocked investigators Friday.
In conclusion, Yoon was suspended from duties on 14 December after lawmakers voted to impeach him, but he can only be removed from office if this is upheld by the country’s constitutional court.
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