Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached for attempting to declare martial law, continues to resist arrest for a third day. Yoon vows to fight authorities and claims the Republic of Korea is in danger, while supporters rally outside his residence.
Impeached South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to 'fight' authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid.The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on December 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.
Supporters and opponents of Yoon have since camped outside his presidential residence, while members of his security team have blocked attempted police raids in a dramatic stand-off.Yoon has gone to ground but remained unrepentant as the crisis has rolled on, issuing a defiant message to his base days before a warrant expires on January 6.'The Republic of Korea is currently in danger due to internal and external forces threatening its sovereignty, and the activities of anti-state elements,' he said in a statement passed around to protesters, his lawyer Yoon Kab-keun confirmed to Agence France-Presse.'I vow to fight alongside you to the very end to protect this nation,' he added, saying he was watching the hundreds-strong protest Wednesday evening on a YouTube live stream.The impeached leader remains in the capital Seoul, the lawyer confirmed to AFP.Opposition lawmakers were quick to condemn Yoon's message as inflammatory, with Democratic Party spokesperson Jo Seoung-lae calling him 'delusional' and accusing him of trying to incite clashes.Yoon's legal team has filed for an injunction to block the warrant and claimed Wednesday that the arrest order was 'an unlawful and invalid act'.But Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) chief Oh Dong-woon warned that anyone trying to block authorities from arresting Yoon could themselves face prosecution.South Korean officials have previously failed to execute arrest warrants for lawmakers -- in 2000 and 2004 -- due to party members and supporters blocking police for the seven-day period the warrant was vali
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