South Korea authorities at President Yoon’s residence to execute arrest warrant

Video footage showed vehicles from the investigating authorites in front of Yoon's hill-side villa in Seoul, where he has been hold up for weeks.

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Police officers stand in front of the gate of the presidential residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Seok Yeol were at his official residence on Wednesday to execute an arrest warrant over insurrection accusations related to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

Video footage showed vehicles from the investigating authorites in front of Yoon’s hill-side villa in Seoul, where he has been hold up for weeks.

Investigators were foiled on Jan. 3 from serving the first ever arrest warrant issued against a sitting South Korean president after a standoff with hundreds of presidential security agents and military guards.

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Some 6,500 supporters of Yoon were gathered at the residence on Wednesday, and some ruling party lawmakers were forming a human chain to block the execution of the arrest warrant, Yonhap news agency said.

The team executing the arrest warrant, made up of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and the police, secured a re-issued warrant on Jan. 7 and has held multiple meetings in a bid to ensure a successful execution.

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