South Korean investigators faced a standoff at the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as he resisted their attempt to detain him. This incident is the latest development in a political crisis that has gripped South Korea, leading to the impeachment of two heads of state within a month. The anti-corruption agency withdrew its investigators after encountering resistance from presidential security forces, who cited safety concerns. Yoon, who has consistently defied attempts to question him for weeks, remains at his residence.
SOUTH Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korea n politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month.
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, called the anti-corruption agency’s withdrawal regrettable and urged the agency to make another attempt to detain Yoon on Friday.Kwon Young-se, who heads the emergency leadership committee of Yoon’s conservative People Power Party, called the agency’s effort to detain Yoon “highly unfair and exceedingly improper,” saying that there is no risk of Yoon attempting to flee or to destroy evidence.
SOUTH KOREA IMPEACHMENT PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL POLITICAL CRISIS STANDOFF
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