South Korea's anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute an arrest warrant for the impeached president. Yoon Suk Yul As hundreds of his supporters gather at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block his approach.
Investigators from the High-ranking Corruption Investigation Office were seen loading boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in the city of Gwacheon on Friday morning.
The office did not immediately confirm how many investigators had been sent.
A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and a search of his office in Seoul, hampering investigations into whether the Dec. 3 His brief seizure of power was tantamount to a coup.
In a message to conservative supporters who rallied outside, Yun said he would “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces”, while his legal team warned on Thursday that those trying to detain him Police officers may face arrest by their presidential security service or even by civilians. .
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