South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces detention after a warrant was issued by a Seoul court. Hundreds of his supporters gathered outside his residence, vowing to prevent the authorities from detaining him. The warrant stems from an investigation into Yoon's alleged power grab in December, which the court believes may amount to rebellion.
anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach. Investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials were seen loading boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in the city of Gwacheon early Friday.
A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon's detention after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul, hindering an investigation into whether his short-lived power grab on December 3 amounted to rebellion. Yoon in a message to conservative supporters rallying outside said he will 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces,' while his legal team warned Thursday that police officers attempting to detain him could face arrest by his presidential security service or even civilians. Oh Dong-woon, the anti-corruption agency's chief prosecutor, has indicated that police forces might be deployed if Yoon's security service resists the detention attempt. But it remains unclear whether Yoon can be compelled to submit to questioning.South Korean law permits anyone to make an arrest to stop an active crime, and critics accused Yoon of inciting his supporters to obstruct attempts to detain him. In a message to supporters gathered outside his residence Wednesday evening, Yoon said he would continue to fight against anti-state forces 'violating our sovereignty' and putting the nation in 'danger'
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