Yoon Suk Yeol: The failed attempt to arrest South Korea president explained

After a six-hour conflict with his safety team, South Korean police attempted to apprehend Yoon Suk Yeol, president of South Korea, but they called off the arrest attempt.

Yoon is facing charges of abuse of his position and inciting an uprising when he attempted to impose martial rules in early December.

The walk, although short-lived, led to a politcial problems as Yoon was impeached by an oppositon-led legislature and suspended from office.

A Seoul court issued a warrant for his arrest early this week after he ignored three summonses for him to appear for questioning.

Difficult police vans have been lining the streets in the central Seoul neighborhood since Friday night.

At about 08: 00 local time ( 23: 00 GMT ), an arrest team made up of police officers and CIO members marched towards the compound.

The procedure started out with a 20-strong group, but immediately multiplied to some 150 individuals. Perhaps then, they were outnumbered.

While only about half of the team was able to enter, the crew was locked up for hours in a fight between security personnel, who are still in charge of protecting Yoon despite his being stripped of his authority, and a defense system in charge of keeping Seoul safe.

According to local news outlet Yonhap, the soldiers from the martial and the security company established a mortal walls and used cars to obstruct the arrest player’s way.

An official with Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP that the security staff once engaged in a” clash with the CIO at the presidential residence.

” We’ve determined that the arrest is practically impossible”, said the Corruption Investigation Office ( CIO ), which has been investigating Yoon’s short-lived martial law declaration last month.

Yoon’s “refusal of the legitimate approach” is “deeply regrettable”, the CIO said, adding that subsequent actions will be decided after a review.

Yoon’s supporters, who have been camped out in front of the political mansion for days, cheered in song and dance as the suspension was announced. ” We won”! they chanted.

The CIO claimed that problem for the team’s protection on the ground was another factor in their decision to postpone the attempted imprisonment.

This creation is not surprising, given Yoon’s disobedience throughout the analysis process.

According to researchers, Yoon is well aware of the legal stumbling blocks to his defense because he was a former chief attorney.

Before the recent warrant expires, investigators have until January 6 to make an arrest.

This implies that they may attempt to apprehend Yoon once more over the weekend, which may prove to be difficult economically because the crowds are likely to rise.

They may even attempt to detain him once more by applying for a fresh permit.

Before the effort was stood over, Yoon’s safety team told the news company they had been “in bargaining” with the prosecutors who sought to get the president.

Authorities have opened a criminal case against the captain of Yoon’s surveillance company and his assistant, and summoned them for questioning, according to Yonhap.

Yoon’s legal crew was also spotted entering the house just after noon, local time.

His attorney Yoon Gab-keun before vowed to file a lawsuit over the arrest warrant, alleging that the arrest warrant was a failure to detain him.

Meanwhile, Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, has criticised Yoon for not upholding his promise to take legal and political responsibility for his botched martial law attempt.

” ]It was ] a complete lie”, Park said, urging the CIO to attempt to arrest Yoon again today.

The CIO was established as a reaction to the public’s outcry against previous president Park Geun-hye and her evils, which has only been in place for four years. She was removed from power three months later after being impeached by parliament in December 2016.

The level of the CIO’s authority, but, has been challenged by another agencies- and its failing to deal with Yoon could be seen as an downright loss.

Since Yoon’s attempt at martial law on December 3rd, South Korea has experienced social chaos.

Days and nights of demonstrations came to an end when the opposition-dominated legislature cast their next attempt at impeachment on December 14th.

On Friday, prosecutors even indicted on uprising costs army commander Park An-su, who was named martial law chief during the short charter, and special forces chief Kwak Jong-geun, according to Seoul-based media outlet Yonhap.

While they are incarcerated, they will be tried.

Jake Kwon provided additional reporting in Seoul.