South Korean investigators enter President Yoon's residence to detain him

By Serdar Dincel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Investigators from South Korea’s anti-corruption agency entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence in Seoul on Friday to execute a warrant for his detention following his failed attempt last month to impose martial law.

"We have begun executing a detention warrant for President Yoon," the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) announced to the press, according to Yonhap news agency.

The CIO has until Monday to carry out the detention warrant against Yoon on charges of insurrection and abuse of power related to his brief imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.

Its efforts have been complicated by rallies from Yoon's supporters outside the presidential residence, along with the risk of clashes with the Presidential Security Service.

In recent days, thousands of supporters have gathered near the residence to protest Yoon's impeachment and prevent his arrest. Some have been forcibly removed by police.

Yoon is the country’s first sitting president to face such charges of insurrection, treason and a travel ban as well as an unprecedented arrest warrant.