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there are indications that the criminal
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investigators in South Korea have
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mobilized over 2,000 police to wear down
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or overcome the men of the presidential
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security service PS is currently
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protecting the country's impeached
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president yunu Kill from being arrested
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after court reissued order of arrest on
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Tuesday when the previous court order
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expired with failed attempt by the
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criminal investigators to carry out the
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arrest order last week due to standoff
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mounted by heavily arm PSS local media
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on Wednesday reported that the South
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Korea's presidential security service an
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agency assigned to protect the president
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Prides itself on being the last Bastion
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for a safe and stable State
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Administration is now at the heart of
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South Korea's biggest political mess in
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decades acting as a final line of
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defense to prevent criminal
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investigators from the tening president
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Yun Su the media reported that the
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impeached South Korean president Yun
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su's residence has been turned into a
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fortress with layers of bed wire and
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vehicle blockades protecting The elusive
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leader as at on Wednesday it was
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gathered that the 64 year-old former
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prosecutor was at home when
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investigators carried out their failed
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attempt to arrest him last week and was
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still there until early this week the
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yonhap news agency citing police
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reported on Wednesday the criminal
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investigators said they are now on sure
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of his whereabouts as Yung keeps them
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guessing behind a wall of protection
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even though a new warrant cleared the
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way for renewed efforts to arrest him I
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am considering various possibilities
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corruption investigation office CIO
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Chief oong W said on Tuesday in response
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to Ala who asked if Yun had already fed
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South Korea's presidential security
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service was seen fortifying the hillside
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Villa where president Yun is believed to
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be according to Media reporters on
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ground motoring the situation Ro on
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Wednesday stated that various scenarios
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reported in local media included
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mobilizing police special tactical units
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and heavy equipment to push through the
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barricades followed by more than 2,000
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police to drag out presidential guards
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taking as long as 3 days if necessary to
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wear down presidential security agents
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adding protesters both supporting and
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opposing the battle dune have continued
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to Brave freezing temperatures to Stage
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rallies on the streets around the
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presidential Compound on Wednesday after
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a court reissued a warrant to arrest you
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earlier on Tuesday the presidential
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security service PSS was seen this week
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fortifying the compound with bed wire
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and barricades using buses to block
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access to the hillside Villa where Yun
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is believed to be having the def five
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someons to appear for questioning South
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Korea impeached president yunu is facing
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a new and potentially more robust
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attempt to arrest him for Insurrection
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after a top investigator vowed to do
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whatever it takes to break a security
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blockade and take in the impeached
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leader he also faces an impeachment
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trial in the Constitutional Court one of
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y's lawyers in a statement on Wednesday
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said the president could not accept the
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execution of the arrest warrant because
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it was issued by a court in the wrong
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jurisdiction and the CIO had no
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authority to investigate the incumbent
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the lawyer also denied Suggestions by
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some members of parliament that Yun had
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fled the official residents saying he
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had met the president there on Tuesday
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he said they were malicious rors
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intended to slander you on Tuesday oong
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W head of the corruption investigation
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office for high ranking officials CIO
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which is leading the investigation into
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you apologized for failing to arrest the
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president last week after
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six are stand off with hundreds of PSS
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agents and military guards at the
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compound will do our best to accomplish
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our goal by thoroughly preparing this
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time with great determination that the
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second warrant execution will be the
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last or said during the parliament
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committee meeting at the parliament
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committee meeting or refused to specify
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how many days the court had given before
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the new arrest warrant expired citing a
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need to keep plans for the new new
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attempt inal yun's home a former foreign
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Ministry resident is nestled in Hanam
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dong an afluent Soul neighborhood along
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the Han River reowned for its luxurious
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homes some of the country's most
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expensive it is also popular with K-Pop
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Stars reportedly including members of
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the mega group BTS and hosts many
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foreign embassies situated in yson
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District which stationed Colonial troops
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during Japanese Rule and American troops
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after World War II it now plays host to
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yun's own Legion according to
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AFP as bringing youth news in a more