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Yoon Vows To 'Fight Until End'

South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid

Published : Friday, 3 January, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 38
SEOUL, Jan 2: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained defiantly inside his residence resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday, after vowing to "fight" authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid.

The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on December 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.

Members of his security team have blocked attempted police raids of his presidential residence in a dramatic stand-off, and tensions rose outside the compound on Thursday as rival protest camps clashed.

"We had to withdraw. Most participants were hit and assaulted multiple times by those waving national flags," said Bae Hoon, a 46-year-old protesting for Yoon's removal.

Some of Yoon's right-wing supporters earlier shouted "protect the president!" and laid on the ground to block police dispersing them for fear they will move on Yoon before an arrest warrant's January 6 deadline.

"We expect the CIO (Corruption Investigation Office) will enter through the main gate... so our colleagues are lying down to prevent them," pro-Yoon protester Rhee Kang-san, 35, told AFP.

Yoon has gone to ground but remained unrepentant as the crisis has rolled on, issuing a defiant message to his base as the warrant's Monday deadline neared.

"The Republic of Korea is currently in danger due to internal and external forces threatening its sovereignty," he said in a statement to protesters confirmed by his lawyer.

"I vow to fight alongside you to the very end to protect this nation," he added, saying he was watching their protest on a YouTube live stream.

Yoon's lawyer confirmed to AFP that the impeached leader remained inside the presidential compound.

As night fell on Thursday, pro-Yoon protesters waved glowsticks and chanted slogans against his impeachment, while some rival supporters waved flags calling for his execution.

Opposition lawmakers were quick to condemn Yoon's message as inflammatory, with Democratic Party spokesperson Jo Seoung-lae calling him "delusional" and accusing him of trying to incite clashes.

Yoon's legal team has filed for an injunction to a constitutional court to block the warrant, calling the arrest order "an unlawful and invalid act", and on Thursday submitted an objection to the Seoul court that ordered it.

CIO chief Oh Dong-woon warned that anyone trying to block authorities from arresting Yoon could themselves face prosecution.
Along with the summons, a Seoul court issued a search warrant for his official residence and other locations, a CIO official told AFP.

The presidential security service's official stance in response to the warrants has been to follow procedure.    —AFP



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