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Live: Latest on South Korea's political crisis as impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol resists arrest
South Korea's political leadership found itself in uncharted territory on Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree, just days before the warrant expired. In dramatic scenes on Friday, Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from investigators, who called off their arrest attempt, citing safety concerns. The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration – a political move swiftly overturned by parliament – with a separate warrant later issued for his arrest. CGTN brings you the latest.
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South Korea's political leadership found itself in uncharted territory on Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree, just days before the warrant expired. In dramatic scenes on Friday, Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from investigators, who called off their arrest attempt, citing safety concerns. The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration – a political move swiftly overturned by parliament – with a separate warrant later issued for his arrest. CGTN brings you the latest.