South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, recently impeached, faces arrest for his attempt to impose martial law last month. He vowed to fight on in a letter to supporters as police clashed with his supporters attempting to block his residence.
South Korea 's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol told supporters in a letter he will 'fight until the end' as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, a lawyer said on Thursday. It was unclear when and how police could make the arrest and whether the presidential security service, which has blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon's office and official residence, would try to stop it.
On Thursday, police scuffled with Yoon supporters who laid down in the road to try to block access to his residence. Police issued dispersal orders and then forcibly removed some protesters, Reuters journalists said. Yoon wrote in the letter late on Wednesday to the hundreds of supporters gathered near his official residence: 'I am watching on YouTube live all the hard work you are doing.''I will fight until the end to protect this country together with you,' he said in the letter, an image of which was sent to Reuters by Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer advising Yoon. The opposition Democratic Party, which has majority control of parliament and led the impeachment of Yoon on Dec. 14, said the letter proved Yoon was delusional and remains committed to complete his 'insurrection.' As if trying to stage insurrection wasn't enough, he is now inciting his supporters to an extreme clash,' party spokesman Jo Seoung-lae said in a statement. Yoon shocked the country with a late-night announcement on Dec. 3 that he was imposing martial law to overcome political deadlock and root out 'anti-state forces.' Within hours, however, 190 lawmakers had defied the cordons of troops and police and voted against Yoon's order. About six hours after his initial decree, Yoon rescinded it. On Tuesday, a court approved a warrant for Yoon's arrest, which potentially would make him the first sitting president to be detained as part of investigations over allegations he masterminded insurrection by trying to impose martial law
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