Police officers and personnel from South Korea's anti-corruption agency made another large-scale attempt to gain access to the residence of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday morning, the official Yonhap news agency reported.
Many of Yoon's supporters gathered early in the morning in front of the house.
The Constitutional Court postponed the first hearing in the impeachment proceedings against Yoon the day before because he was not present. The 64-year-old, through his lawyer, said he was not present due to security concerns.
Yoon is currently in his home, which is protected by high walls and barbed wire.
Yoon was supposed to be arrested, but the police forces arrested him and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officers (CIO) against the military security service, which guards the residence and his access was blocked by a barricade, Yonhap said.
The Ministry of Defense previously denied that the military unit had provided access, Yonhap reported. A week ago, an attempt to arrest Yoon had already failed.
After Yoon briefly declared martial law on December 3 during a budget dispute with the opposition, parliament voted to impeach him.
In the coming weeks, the Constitutional Court intends to examine this decision.
The CIO is also investigating Yoon, in addition to the ongoing impeachment proceedings, for abuse of power and sedition.
Police officers gather in front of the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, after police and the anti-corruption agency began their second attempt to execute a warrant to detain Yoon in connection with his brief implementation of martial law. -/YNA/dpa
Police officers gather in front of the official residence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, after police and the anti-corruption agency began their second attempt to execute a warrant to detain Yoon in connection with his brief implementation of martial law. -/YNA/dpa
