SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean investigators once more requested the nation’s appearing president on Saturday to order the presidential safety service to adjust to an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The safety service, together with navy 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 temporary declaration of martial regulation final month.
The Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-Rating Officers stated on Saturday it had once more requested appearing President Choi Sang-mok, the nation’s finance minister, to order the presidential safety service to cooperate with the warrant.
A finance ministry spokesperson declined to remark.
Yoon’s Dec. 3 martial declaration surprised South Korea and led to the primary arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president.
