According to Yonhap News Agency, due to the continued standoff, South Korean government officials said that at 1:30 pm local time today (January 3), that is, 12:30 noon Beijing time, the execution of arrest warrants stopped. At present, the Public Investigation Office and the police have left the presidential residence to execute the arrest warrants. (Kim Ten)
Senior South Korean government officials set out in the early morning of the 3rd to execute the arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Seok-yeok.
Senior South Korean government officials who tried to arrest President Yoon Seok-hyuk faced off and physically clashed with guards at the presidential residence today (January 3). The arresting officers have passed through the main entrance of the official residence, but have not yet entered the building where Yoon Seok-hyuk is located. (Kim Ten)
At 6:14 local time on the 3rd, South Korea's senior government officials set out to execute the arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Seok-hyuk. On December 31, 2024, the Western District Court of Seoul, South Korea, issued an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Seok-hyuk on suspicion of starting civil unrest and abusing power. This is the first time in South Korea's constitutional history that an arrest warrant has been issued for a sitting president. The arrest warrant is valid u...