South Korean investigators reiterated their request to the acting president on Saturday, urging him to instruct the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. On Friday, the security service, supported by military personnel, thwarted prosecutors’ attempts to apprehend Yoon during a six-hour standoff at his residence. The warrant was issued in connection with Yoon’s brief declaration of martial law last month.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is overseeing the investigation, stated on Saturday that it had once again appealed to acting President Choi Sang-mok, who also serves as the finance minister, to ensure the presidential security service’s cooperation with the warrant.
A spokesperson from the finance ministry refrained from making any comments on the matter. Additionally, police have requested that Park Chong-jun, the head of the presidential security service, appear for questioning on Tuesday, as reported by Yonhap News.
Yoon’s declaration of martial law on December 3 took South Korea by surprise and marked the first instance of an arrest warrant being issued for a sitting president.
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