On the 3rd, the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Division, which is investigating President Yoon Seok-yeol for charges of rebellion and abuse of authority related to the December 3 emergency martial law incident, began executing an arrest warrant against President Yoon.
About 20 prosecutors and investigators from the division boarded five vehicles and departed from the Government Gwacheon Complex at around 6:14 a.m., arriving at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, at approximately 7:15 a.m.
On the morning of the 3rd, people believed to be employees of the Corruption Investigation Office arrived in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, to execute an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol, waiting at the main gate to enter the residence.
The prosecutors and investigators, who were confronting the Presidential Security Service blocking the main gate of the residence with a minibus, entered through the main gate around 8:04 a.m. after discussions with the security personnel.
A representative from the investigation division officially stated, "The execution of the arrest warrant against President Yoon Seok-yeol has begun."
However, the prosecutors and investigators have since been unable to enter the residence building and remain in a standoff with the security staff.
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