(UPDATE) SEOUL — South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and investigators prepared to make a fresh arrest attempt.
SEOUL — South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and investigators prepared to make a fresh arrest attempt.Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a standoff between his guards and investigators after his short-lived power grab on Dec. 3 plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.
Speaking to reporters upon arriving for police questioning, Park again criticized the efforts to detain Yoon, saying that the investigation should proceed in a manner 'appropriate for the status of an incumbent president' and the 'dignity of the nation.''Many citizens are surely deeply concerned about the possible conflict and confrontation between government agencies,' Park said.
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