South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspended due to his failed declaration of martial law, has again resisted arrest. He vows to 'fight' authorities and continues to rally supporters while facing potential imprisonment or the death penalty.
Suspended South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol has resisted arrest for the third time on Thursday after vowing to 'fight' authorities seeking to question him over his botched martial law bid.The embattled leader issued the failed declaration on Dec. 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 standoff. 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 Jan. 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 AFP. '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 spokesman 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.'Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) chief Oh Dong-woon warned that anyone trying to block authorities from arresting Yoon could themselves face prosecutio
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