Investigators attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators attempting to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, were involved in a tense standoff with his security forces. The confrontation unfolded on a freezing winter’s day in Seoul, as an estimated 1,200 Yoon supporters gathered outside his official residence while police and other officials inside attempted to execute an arrest warrant – the first for a sitting South Korean president. Local media reports said officials from the Corruption Investigation Office – which is leading a joint team of police and prosecutors – entered the compound to find

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