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Impeached South Korea President Yoon Surrenders After 12 Hours Standoff
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/impeached-south-korea-president-yoon-surrenders-after-12-hours-standoff/15/01/2025/
#Breaking News #CIO #PSS #Seoul #SouthKorea #Suk #Yeol #Yoon ©January 15th, 2025 ®January 15, 2025 9:39 am Impeached President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol around noon on Wednesday, according to the Asia country local time, surrendered himself for arrest to the Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials, CIO after the CIO led over 3,000 policemen to invade the residence of the impeached president early morning night at about 1am on Wednesday, breaking barriers mounted by over 200 personnel of Presidential Security Service, PSS who have shielded him from arrest since he was impeached by the country’s Parliament over short-lived martial law he declared in December, 2024. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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impeached president of South Korea yunu
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around noon on Wednesday according to
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the Asia country local time surrendered
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himself for arrest to the corruption
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investigation office for higher ranking
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officials CIO after the CIO LED over
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3,000 policemen to Inver the residence
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of the impeached president early morning
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night at about 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday
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breaking barriers mounted by over 200
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Personnel of presidential security
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service PSS who have shielded him from
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arrest since he was impeached by the
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country's Parliament over short liop
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Marshall Law he declared in December
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2024 the impeached South Korean
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president Yun in a pre-recorded video
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message said he decided to surrender to
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the CIO to avoid Bloodshed insisting the
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arrest warrant was illegal and executed
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by force even when CIO lack the
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authority to investigate the case CIO
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said since Yun was detained in their
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facility the impeached president has
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refused to alter a word or respond to
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their questions I decided to respond to
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the cio's investigation despite it being
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an illegal investigation to prevent on S
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Bloodshed Yun said in the pre-recorded
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statement after the hour standoff at
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noon yun's moked was later seen leaving
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his residence in an offsale area known
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as Souls Beverly Hills it arrived at the
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investigators office but was quickly
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surrounded by security and moved to the
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back of the building where you slipped
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in evading The Waiting media authorities
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now have 48 hours to question you after
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which the must seek a warrant to detain
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him for up to 20 days or release him
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according to news reporters monitoring
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the situation in Soul Yun who FES
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charges of insurrection over his short
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lied effort to impose martial law in
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December 2020 4 is the first sit
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president in the nation's history to be
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arrested he could first the death
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penalty or life in jail if he is found
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guilty of insurrection according to
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local observers yonhap news agency had
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reported that investigators passed
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through another line of blockers in
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second attempt to detain you
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investigators locked in standoff with
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presidential security in second attempt
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to detain you fire authorities transport
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one injured in standoff outside
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presidential residence such detention
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warrants against you to remain valid
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until January
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21st investigators in physical clash as
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the attempt to forcibly enter
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presidential residents investigators
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warn that attempts to resist you's
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detention could lead to arrest you's
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lawyers say warant to detain you invalid
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police deploys some 3,000 Personnel
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outside presidental IAL residence to
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secure access youth's lawyers arrive at
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presidential residence protest against
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attempt to detain impeached president
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adding investigators used laders to
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enter the presidential residence
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compound Wednesday in their second
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attempt to detain impeached president
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Yun suol over his shortlived imposition
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of Martial law as of 730 a.m. dozens of
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police officials had entered the
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compound in central soul and passed
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through a barricade to carry out
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warrants to detain Yun and search his
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residents about half a hour began their
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attempt investigat were initially
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blocked by the presidential security
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service which set up a barricade using
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Vehicles near the entrance they were
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also blocked by a group of lawmakers
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from the ruling people power party and
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youth's lawyers at the entrance some
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investigators appeared to attempt to
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secure access to the compound through a
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nearby hiking trail
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on Tuesday yonhap had reported that a
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military unit guarding the presidential
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residence on Tuesday approved the entry
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of police and anti-corruption agency
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officials into the presidential
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residence to detain impeached president
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Yun suong officials said upon request by
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the corruption investigation office for
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high ranking officials CIO the unit
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under the capital Defense command said
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that it will allow investigators from
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the C I police and the ministry of
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Defense to access the presidential
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residents according to the CIU the unit
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is responsible for guarding the outside
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of the presidential residence the mo is
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anticipated to help police and C
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officials carry out their second attempt
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to detain you expected to take place
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early Wednesday but earlier in the day
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the presidential security service
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suggested it will block the attempt
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claiming a false entry into yun's
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residents would be illegal and vwing to
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respond in line with its security
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protocols meanwhile Kim sonon Deputy
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Chief of security and current leader of
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the PSS that was Protecting President
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Yun had been arrested during the
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standoff supporters of South Korean
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president Yun suul have gathered outside
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his official residents to once again
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prevent him from being arrested the yop
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news agency said at least
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6,500 supporters have assembled and some
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ruling party lawmakers were forming a
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human chain participants are chanting
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arrest Le Jon Paul someone came in an ex
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social media tweet said during the
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standoff that the current scene in front
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of the president's residence shows a
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rally in support of President y it is
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now approaching 1:00 a.m. Korean time
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with a wind chill of- 9 de C Crowds Are
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Gathering following reports that the SE
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and police may attempt to forcibly
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arrest the president in a few hours two
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CIO vehicles have arrived in front of
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the presidential residents yhap news TV
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reported earlier referring to the
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corruption investigation office
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investigating you on Tuesday South
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Korea's constitutional Court adjoined
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the opening session of the impeachment
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trial of suspended president Yun Su
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within minutes after the embattled
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leader did not attend court a lawyer
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advising Yun had said the president who
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has been H up in his Hillside Villa in
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Soul for weeks would not attend saying a
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beid by authorities to detain him
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prevented Yun from expressing his
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position at the trial the next trial
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session is scheduled for Thursday and if
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Yun also does not attend the trial
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proceedings will go ahead with his legal
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team representing him acting chief
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justice Mo B said outside the court one
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of yun's lawyers Yun K said the
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president would decide whether to go to
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court in person on Thursday after
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discussions on his defense strategy the
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Constitutional Court must decide within
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180 days whether to remove Yun from
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office or restore his presidential
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Powers Yun also faces a criminal
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investigation for alleged Insurrection
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with authority is seeking to execute an
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arrest warrant after he ignored someons
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to appear for questioning a legitimate
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warrant must exist and it must be
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legally presented and executed which
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does not mean jumping fances or damaging
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property without presenting a warrant
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his lawyer Yun said repeating that the
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current arrest warrant was invalid yun's
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Declaration of Martial law on December
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12th 2024 that was withdrawn after about
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6 has plunged one of aia's most vibrant
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democracies into a period of
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unprecedented political turbulence the
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defense Ministry said Tuesday that
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military forces in charge of
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presidential security would not be
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mobilized in relation to youth's Warrant
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execution rotter showed a video footage
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of hundreds of police officers marching
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of the road leading to his Hillside
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Villa where he has been H up for weeks
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guarded by a small army of personal
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security a previous arrest attempt on
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January 3rd 2025 failed after a 6-hour
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standoff between investigators and H's
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presidential security agents and
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military guards South Korean impeached
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president Yun so in the recorded speech
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released minutes before his arrest said
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there citizens how have you been I would
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like to thank you so much for cheering
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me on and giving me so much support
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unfortunately the law has has completely
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collapsed in this country it is truly
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regrettable to see warrants being issued
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to agencies without investigative
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Authority and courts without warrant
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review Authority issuing arrest warrants
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and such and seure warrants and
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investigative agencies issuing false
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official documents to deceive the public
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committing such illegal acts and
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forcibly proceeding with procedures
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using invalid warrants even though I am
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disadvantaged like this I really hope
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that this kind of thing will not happen
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to our citizens in the future when they
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experience criminal cases like this
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today I saw them infiltrating the
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security Zone using firefighting
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equipment and in order to prevent an
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unpleasant Bloodshed I decided to appear
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before the public prosecutor's office
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even though it is an illegal
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investigation however I do not approve
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of the investigation by this public
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prosecutor's office as the president who
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must protect the Constitution and legal
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system of the Republic of Korea
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responding to such illegal and invalid
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procedures does not mean acknowledging
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them but rather is merely trying to
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prevent unpleasant Bloodshed seeing the
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people especially our youth truly re
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recognizing the value of liberal
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democracy and showing passion for it I
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have come to believe that although these
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are dark times when the law is
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collapsing the future of this country is
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hopeful there's citizens I hope you stay
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healthy and strong thank you few days
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ago we had earlier reported that there
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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 filed 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 armed 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 tenant president
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Yun suo 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
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the criminal investigators said they are
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now unsure of his whereabouts as you
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keeps them guessing behind a wall of
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protection even though a new warrant
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cleared the way for renewed efforts to
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arrest him I am considering various
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possibilities corruption investigation
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office CIO Chief oong W said on Tuesday
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in response to AA who asked if Yun had
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already fed South Korea's presidential
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security service was seen fortifying the
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hillside Villa where president Yun Su is
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believed to be according to Media
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reporters on ground motoring the
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situation rors on Wednesday stated that
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various scenarios reported in local
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media included mobilizing police special
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tactical units and heavy equipment to
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push through the barricades followed by
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more than 2,000 police to drag out
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presidential guards taking as long as 3
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days if necessary to wear down
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presidential security agents adding
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protesters both supporting and opposing
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the embattled unun have continued to
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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
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unun 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 defied summons
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to appear for questioning
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South Korea impeached president yunu is
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facing a new and potentially more robust
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attempt to arrest him for Insurrection
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after a top investigator vow 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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yun's lawyers in a statement on wies day
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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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leader Yun k k the lawyer also denied
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Suggestions by some members of
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parliament that Yun had fled the
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official residents saying he had met the
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president there on Tuesday he said they
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were malicious rors intended to slander
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you on Tuesday oong W head of the
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corruption investigation office for high
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ranking officials CIO which is leading
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the investigation into you apologized
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for failing to arrest the president last
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week after a six-hour standoff with
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hundreds of PSS agents and military
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guards at the compound we'll do our best
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to accomplish our goal by thoroughly
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preparing this time with great
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determination that the second warrant
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execution will be the last or said
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during the parliament committee meeting
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at the parliament committee meeting or
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refused to specif ify how many days the
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court had given before the new arrest
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warrant expired citing a need to keep
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plans for the new attempt internal yun's
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home a former foreign Ministry resident
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is nestled in Hanam dong an affluent
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Soul neighborhood along the Han River
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renowned for its luxurious homes some of
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the country's most expensive it is also
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popular with K-Pop Stars reportedly
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including members of the mega group BTS
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and hosts many foreign embassies
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situated in jongon District which
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stationed Colonial troops during
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Japanese Rule and American troops after
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World War II it now plays host to y's
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own Legion according to
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