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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

South Korean president vows to ‘fight to the end’ as he faces arrest

South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to “fight to the end” as authorities dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain him over his shock attempt to impose martial law.

As his lawyers warned that police officers attempting to detain him on behalf of South Korea’s anti-corruption agency could themselves face arrest “by either the presidential security service or any citizens”, Mr Yoon sent a defiant message to supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence.

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