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S. Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest President Yoon

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South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting on Tuesday for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed

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  1. South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol

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  2. South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest

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    S. Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest President Yoon

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  1. Washington Times

    South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (opens Washington Times)

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    South Korea's anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea investigators halt Yoon arrest attempt – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    South Korean investigators had to abandon an attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection. Authorities were locked in an hourslong standoff in a bid to detain him at his residence.

  3. The Guardian

    South Korea police on way to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol – latest updates (opens The Guardian)

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    Yonhap reports that South Korea anti-corruption officials have left their headquarters to execute arrest warrant against Yoon

  4. The Guardian

    South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol vows to ‘fight until end’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Yoon issues letter to supporters as he faces arrest over declaration of martial law and alleged insurrection

  5. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea: Yoon pledges to 'fight until end' facing arrest – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    South Korea's impeached president, facing an unprecedented arrest on insurrection charges linked to his declaration of martial law, has sent a letter rallying supporters. Police meanwhile stood guard outside his home.

  6. The Guardian

    Police ‘en route to arrest’ South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (opens The Guardian)

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    Yoon, whose supporters are denying access to his home, is under investigation for attempting to impose martial law

  7. Digital Journal

    South Korea's Yoon resists arrest over martial law bid (opens Digital Journal)

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    Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to "fight" authorities seeking to question

  8. Breitbart News

    South Korea Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Impeached President Yoon (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.

  9. KVIA El Paso

    South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Simone McCarthy and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following…

  10. The Guardian

    First Thing: Arrest of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails amid security force standoff (opens The Guardian)

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    Anti-corruption officials say they were blocked by 200 presidential personnel. Plus, FBI says New Orleans terror suspect acted alone

  11. NBC News

    South Korean president defies arrest in tense standoff (opens NBC News)

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    South Korean authorities moved Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law last month.

  12. Voice of America

    South Korean investigators try to detain impeached Yoon (opens Voice of America)

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    Investigators from Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police are seen entering gate of impeached president's residence in Seoul to execute a warrant

  13. Digital Journal

    South Korea investigators arrive to attempt to arrest president (opens Digital Journal)

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    South Korean investigators arrived outside the presidential residence early Friday seeking to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, with the impeached leader's die-hard

  14. The Diplomat

    Investigators Fail to Arrest South Korean President (opens The Diplomat)

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    Despite an arrest warrant issued by the court, the presidential security service blocked the CIO from detaining South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.

  15. Al Jazeera

    South Korean investigators abandon attempt to arrest president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    After a six-hour standoff, South Korean investigators have abandoned attempts to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol at home.

  16. The World from PRX

    South Korean president and supporters block arrest (opens The World from PRX)

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    An hours-long stand-off between South Korean authorities and security services protecting the country’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol ended without the president’s detention. Investigators gave up on the arrest warrant citing security concerns, while diehard supporters of Yoon rallied outside th…

  17. The Week

  18. Courthouse News Service

    South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A court issued a warrant for Yoon’s detention after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul.

  19. Washington Times

    Chaotic standoff as investigators try to arrest impeached South Korean president (opens Washington Times)

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    Amid chaotic scenes, South Korea veered into uncharted legal and constitutional territory early Friday morning, as a group of investigators, backed by thousands of police, sought to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

  20. New York Post

    South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off (opens New York Post)

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    South Korea's presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six hour stand-off inside Yoon's compound in the heart of Seoul.

  21. Washington Examiner

    Police fail to arrest South Korean president after hourslong standoff (opens Washington Examiner)

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    South Korean authorities failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after his personal security forces prevented police from entering his residence.

  22. NPR

    Police in South Korea tried but failed to arrest the impeached president (opens NPR)

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    It's a new setback in the country's political crisis, which began one month ago, when Yoon Suk Yeol briefly put the country under martial law.

  23. Breitbart News

    South Korea: Police Fail to Arrest Impeached President After Hours-Long Standoff (opens Breitbart News)

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    South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol avoided arrest on Friday when his security detail refused to allow investigators into his residence.

  24. New York Post

    South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest (opens New York Post)

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    South Korea investigators asked Choi Sang-mok to order the presidential security service to allow police to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol.

  25. Voice of America

    South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest (opens Voice of America)

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    Yoon’s security service and military troops, prevented prosecutors from arresting him

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