SOUTH KOREA: Police in South Korea are in the process of raiding the presidential office in Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abortive attempt to impose martial law last week.
Police say while they have gained access to the civil service offices, however, they are unable to enter the main building of Yoon’s office, which is blocked by security guards, according to AFP.
The raids are the latest development in what has been a tumultuous week in South Korean politics.
President Yoon, who has stayed in office despite an impeachment vote and multiple calls for him to step down, is facing multiple investigations from various branches of government, on charges of insurrection and treason.
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Meanwhile, the country’s ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun who took responsibility for the martial law declaration, attempted suicide while in detention on Tuesday night, an official said.
Kim is currently being kept in a guarding room and “has no current health issues”, the ministry told parliament.
He was arrested on Sunday.
Many officials close to Yoon have also resigned in the wake of the short-lived martial law declaration.
The country is now in a state of political flux.
