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South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea’s acting leader on Friday 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 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.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
South Korean presidential security chief resigns after obstructing Yoon arrest
The chief of the presidential security service in South Korea, Park Jong-joon, resigned from his position amid a political stalemate as federal authorities seek to arrest the country’s impeached president.
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's security chief said on Friday (Jan 10) 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.
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.
South Korea's security service chief opposes detention of president
A detention warrant has been issued for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. But the head of the presidential security service says Yoon should not be detained. Park Jong-jun says executing the warrant could lead to violence or bloodshed.
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.
S. Korea's presidential security service chief vows to block arrest of impeached Yoon
SEOUL -- Chief of South Korea's presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, on Sunday vowed to keep blocking an attempt to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Yoon Detainment Standoff Intensifies Amid Resignation of Security Chief
Yoon's presidential powers were suspended following his impeachment by the opposition-controlled National Assembly on Dec. 14, with lawmakers accusing him of rebellion. The Constitutional Court is now ...
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 ...
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Presidential security staff's distress call revealed amid rising tensions
A message allegedly sent by a staff member of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) was revealed on a radio program as the ...