South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol gathered at his official residence on Wednesday to execute an arrest warrant over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration
The Corruption Investigation Office for High Officials (CIO), which is spearheading the investigation into Yoon’s failed martial law decree, announced plans to deploy approximately 1,000 officers to secure the area and potentially storm the residence.
About 70 presidential bodyguards, some wearing helmets, were seen forming human chains behind buses strategically parked to block the driveway leading to the presidential compound.
The driveway’s iron gate had been reinforced with razor wire for added security.
Meanwhile, dozens of lawmakers from Yoon’s ruling conservative party, along with their aides, formed human barricades outside the gate in a show of defiance.
Nearby, some 6,500 of Yoon’s supporters gathered, holding a rally to voice their support for the president amidst the ongoing tensions.
The situation remained tense as authorities and demonstrators braced for potential confrontations.
