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South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
January 4, 2025
Article Body TextSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — <p>South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president on Saturday to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.</p> <p>The security service, along with military troops, on Friday prevented prosecutors from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol in a six-hour standoff inside Yoon's compound. The investigators secured the warrant to arrest Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law last month.</p> <p>The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said on Saturday it had again asked acting President Choi Sang-mok, the nation's finance minister, to order the presidential security service to cooperate with the warrant.</p> <p>A finance ministry spokesperson declined to comment.</p> <p>Yoon's Dec. 3 martial declaration stunned South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president. </p>
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Embargo DateJanuary 4, 2025 04:44 EST
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