As South Korean authorities prepare to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, his chief of staff pleads for alternative questioning methods and accuses law enforcement of acting like a 'South American drug cartel'. Meanwhile, police have assembled a significant force and warn of arrests if presidential bodyguards obstruct the warrant.
Supporters of impeached South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally to oppose his detention near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
However, Yoon Kab-keun, one of the president’s lawyers, said Chung issued the message without consulting them and that the legal team has no immediate plans to make the president available for questioning by investigators. The anti-corruption agency and police haven’t confirmed when they would return to the presidential residence, which has been fortified with barbed wire and rows of vehicles blocking paths. But Chung said he understood “D-day” to be Wednesday, without specifying the information he had.
The anti-corruption agency and police have “completed preparations for a siege,” Chung said. “They are ready to tear down the walls at any moment and handcuff President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains isolated in his residence in Hannam-dong and forcibly remove him,” he added, accusing investigators of trying to humiliate the president.
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