Investigators suspend attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon after standoff with security service – latest updates
by Amy Sedghi (now) with Helen Sullivan and Nadeem Ba from World news | The Guardian on (#6T9XS)
Anti-corruption officials say they faced human wall of 200 presidential personnel at his official residence
Insurrection is one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.
Yoon's lawyers have said the arrest warrant was illegal and invalid because the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials did not have the authority under South Korean law to request a warrant.
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