South Korea’s presidential security chief Park Chong-jun resigns
Before standing down, Park Chong-jun said there must be no bloodshed if investigators attempt another arrest of the impeached president
South Korea’s presidential security chief resigned on Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol and investigators prepared to make a fresh arrest attempt.
Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a stand-off between his guards and investigators after his short-lived power grab on December 3 plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.
Yoon’s Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief Park Chong-jun submitted his resignation on Friday morning “as he attended a police questioning”, said a PSS official.
It was later accepted by acting president Choi Sang-mok, an official from the interim leader’s office told reporters.
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South Korean police say ‘legal flaws’ kept them from arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol
The resignation came as investigators and police prepare to mount a new bid to arrest Yoon over his martial law declaration after securing a new warrant this week.