Investigators withdrew from Yoon Suk Yeol's residence after the South Korean presidential security service blocked their attempt to arrest him during a six-hour standoff.
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00:00South Korean authorities suspended an attempt to arrest the impeached president Yoon Seok-yol
00:07after an almost six-hour standoff with security forces.
00:11The country's anti-corruption agency said it withdrew its investigators after the presidential
00:16security service blocked them from entering Yoon's residence.
00:21The events were the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South
00:25Korean politics.
00:27It began in early December when Yoon, apparently frustrated that his policies were blocked
00:32by an opposition-dominated parliament, declared martial law and dispatched troops to surround
00:38the National Assembly.
00:40Parliament overturned that declaration within hours in a unanimous vote and impeached Yoon,
00:45while South Korean authorities opened a criminal investigation into the events.
00:49A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon's detention after he evaded multiple requests
00:53to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office, hindering an investigation
00:58into whether his ill-conceived power grab amounted to rebellion.
01:03Yoon has remained defiant, vowing to fight to remain in office.