South Korea police try to raid presidential office in martial law investigation
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With South Korean Presdient Yoon Suk Yeol showing no indications of resigning following his failed attempt at imposing martial law, police Wednesday raided the presidential office.
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With South Korean Presdient Yoon Suk Yeol showing no indications of resigning following his failed attempt at imposing martial law, police Wednesday raided the presidential office.
South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday and one of his top lieutenants has tried to take his own life, officials said, amid a widening investigation into the US ally's decision to declare martial law last week.
Prison authorities said former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of suggesting the imposition of martial law, tried to kill himself shortly before his formal arrest.
The search of president Yoon Suk Yeol's office came ahead of a second attempt to impeach him. Meanwhile, former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted suicide in custody.
South Korean police searched President Yoon Suk Yeol's office Wednesday over his imposition of martial law last week, reports said, as some of his top officials were arrested, detained and questioned about their actions in enforcing his orders.
