South Korea: Officers droop arrest of president Yoon Suk Yeol

A day of excessive drama has drawn to an finish in South Korea, with investigators suspending an try and arrest ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour standoff with the safety group exterior his residence.

“We have decided that the arrest is not possible,” mentioned the Corruption Investigation Workplace (CIO), which has been investigating Yoon’s short-lived martial regulation declaration.

“Subsequent steps shall be determined after evaluation,” the CIO mentioned, including that Yoon’s “refusal of the authorized course of” is “deeply regrettable”.

Yoon’s supporters, who’ve been camped out in entrance of the presidential residence for days, cheered in tune and dance because the suspension was introduced. “We gained,” they chanted.