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South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.
S. Korea Presidential Security Chief Urges 'No Bloodshed' In Yoon Arrest
South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is executed by investigators over his failed martial law bid.
South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked by his security staff in a six-hour standoff last week.
South Korea latest: Investigators fail to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol after standoff with presidential security
Anti-corruption agency expresses ‘serious regret about attitude of suspect who did not respond to a process by law’
Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence
The effort to detain Yoon came after a South Korean court issued an arrest and search warrant on Dec. 31 over his short-lived imposition of martial law, ABC News confirmed. Yoon has been suspended from his position since Dec. 14.
South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.
S. Korea's presidential security service chief vows to block arrest of impeached Yoon
SEOUL -- Chief of South Korea's presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, on Sunday vowed to keep blocking an attempt to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.
S. Korea Presidential Security Chief Says Must Be 'No Bloodshed' Over Yoon Arrest
South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if investigators try again to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid.
Impeached South Korean President's Lawyers Slam Detention Efforts as Acting Leader Warns of Clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound, as government ...
Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight
Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders.