• 2 days ago
Rival groups of protesters are braving snow and cold in Seoul, in their thousands as authorities push on to arrest the South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon has stayed in his residence after using his personal security guards ward-off a previous attempt to arrest him. His arrest warrant will expire in the next 24 hours.

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00:00Supporters and opponents of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Sung-yol, are
00:07braving the cold and snow as a deadline to arrest him approaches.
00:13Anti-corruption investigators only have one day left to detain the president before their
00:17warrant expires.
00:20Presidential security and military guards blocked their first attempt on Friday, and
00:24the anti-corruption agency has asked the acting president to order the security service to
00:29let them through.
00:31Now police have largely kept the two protest camps separate, but where they are at their
00:36closest, small scuffles have broken out between the demonstrators and officers as protesters
00:42call to each other across a small buffer zone.
00:47I am here because I got angry that the arrest warrant failed.
00:50This is an emergency.
00:52Even with the bad weather, I was inspired to come out and protest.
00:58We are in a very difficult situation because we picked the wrong president and we are suffering.
01:03We want to go back to being a normal, democratic society.
01:07This dramatic standoff is the latest twist in a long-running saga sparked by President
01:12Yoon's decision to declare martial law a month ago, but snap protests and political opposition
01:18saw it cooled off within just a few hours.
01:21Lawyers for the president now plan to file charges against about 150 people, accusing
01:28them of obstructing official duties and causing bodily harm, and trespassing on special structures.
01:34South Korean media is reporting that the group includes senior officials from the anti-corruption
01:39agency and the National Police, the Vice Minister of National Defence, and the Chief Prosecutor,
01:44as well as investigators.
01:46For now, Mr Yoon is holed up in his residence as supporters line the road, and his presidential
01:52security service remains in place to protect him.
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