Law enforcers arrived at the South Korean president's residence to arrest him
Law enforcement officers arrived at the residence of President Yoon Seok-yeol, whose powers were suspended by impeachment, to arrest him. This was reported by Yonhap News Agency on January 3.
"Law enforcers arrived at the official residence of the President", - said in the material of the agency.
It is specified that at the moment the arrest of Yoon Seok-yeol is prevented by servicemen. Later, the agency said that in the residence of the President of South Korea for his arrest were sent about 150 law enforcement officers - about 30 officers of the Department of anti-corruption investigations of high-ranking officials and 120 police officers.
Earlier, on December 31, it became known that the court issued a warrant for the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol. In turn, the President's lawyers said that the arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-yeol is invalid. They pointed out that the warrant was issued "without the authority to conduct an investigation", as a result of which it is illegal and invalid.
The situation in the Republic of Korea escalated in early December, when President Yun Seok-yol declared martial law. The reason for such a step he called the threat of paralysis of power, arising from attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. Commander of the emergency regime - Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Park Ahn-soo noted that until the lifting of martial law in the republic prohibited the activities of the parliament, political parties and associations. Military equipment was brought to the streets of Seoul.
The National Assembly (Parliament) of South Korea officially voted to declare impeachment of President Yun Seok-yol on December 14. A total of 204 National Assembly members voted in favor of removing the president from office, while 85 voted against. The Constitutional Court has 180 days to issue a verdict from the time it receives the case.
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