Following a nearly six-hour standoff with the presidential security service on Friday, South Korean investigators failed to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. In the wake of two consecutive presidential impeachments, South Korea is stuck in a political crisis.
In its statement, the country’s anti-corruption agency said that it withdrew its investigators after they were blocked from entering Yoon’s official residence due to concerns about the safety of its members. It says it expresses “serious regret about the attitude of the suspect, who did not respond to a process by law.
The office added that it would discuss further actions, however, it did not immediately reveal whether it would make another attempt to detain Yoon. The warrant for his detention is valid for one week.