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South Korean investigators are trying to arrest President Yoon Suk-yul as part of an investigation into allegations of treason and abuse of power after his failed attempt last month to impose martial law.
The Senior Officials Corruption Investigation Bureau said early Friday local time that it had begun executing an arrest warrant for senior officials. yon.
Television footage showed a team of officials from the office entering Yoon's residence in central Seoul, with nearly 3,000 police officers in the area.
If arrested, Yoon would be the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
Yun unleashed a severe political crisis in South Korea With his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Parliament removed him last month, but this step requires the approval of the country's Constitutional Court.
The independent agency is expected to question Yoon over a possible rebellion after he sent troops to the National Assembly in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from rejecting his short-lived martial law decree.
On Wednesday, Yoon sent a message to hundreds of his supporters who gathered outside his residence.
The country is in danger due to anti-state forces. “I will fight until the end to protect the nation with you,” he said in the message.
This is a developing story.
