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South Korea Authorities Moving to Arrest Impeached President Yoon

January 03, 2025, 05.21 AM | Source: Reuters

ILUSTRASI. A pedestrian walks past a banner denouncing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 9, 2024. The slogan reads, 'arrest'. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

KOREA SELATAN - SEOUL. Authorities were en route on Friday to execute an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News Agency reported, as a crowd of protesters faced off with police outside his residence and vowed to block any attempt.

Yoon is under criminal investigation for his short-lived martial law attempt on Dec. 3. An arrest would be unprecedented for an incumbent South Korean president.

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