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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Claire LEE, Jack MOORE

South Korea In Political Crisis After President Resists Arrest

A man carrying a placard with a comic depicting South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol (Credit: AFP)

South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.

In scenes of high drama 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.

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