South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea’s acting leader has accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last week.
Presidential security chief offers to resign before appearing for questioning
The head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) offered his resignation to acting President Choi Sang-mok before appearing for police questioning on Friday, the PSS said. Park Chong-jun, chief of the PSS,
Choi accepts presidential security chief's resignation
Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the presidential security chief, which had been tendered prior to his police questioning earlier the same day.
South Korean police question presidential security chief as rift over detaining president deepens
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.
South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked by his security staff in a six-hour standoff last week.
Presidential security service under fire for using military to block Yoon's arrest
The Presidential Security Service is facing additional criticism over its move to block the enforcement of an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, after it was revealed that its use of military personnel to do so came in the face of explicit opposition from the acting defense minister.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics
South Korea police set for another showdown with president’s security after fresh warrant issued
South Korean investigators are preparing for a fresh showdown with supporters of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol after a second warrant was issued to detain him over his shortlived martial law declaration in December.
Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight
Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders.
South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
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South Korean anti-corruption agency receives new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon
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