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South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning

The head of the Presidential Security Service, Park Jong-joon, arrives at the Joint Investigation Headquarters in Seoul on January 10, 2025 [Yonhap/AFP]

The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

Park Jong-joon, the head of the Presidential Security Service, stepped down on Friday amid an investigation into allegations of obstruction of public duty.

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