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South Korean Police Fail to Search Presidential Office After 10-Hour Standoff; Snap Elections Set for June 3

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Published Apr 16, 2025, 01:30 PM

South Korean police attempted to conduct a search and seizure operation at the presidential office and the official residence of the Presidential Security Service in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, central Seoul. The operation was aimed at investigating allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol and acting Presidential Security Service chief Kim Seong-hoon obstructed the execution of a detention warrant for Yoon earlier this year. The police's special investigation team, focusing on Yoon's December 3 martial law declaration, targeted the presidential office's secure phone server and the Presidential Security Service office and residence. The operation was part of a broader probe into Yoon's actions, following his removal from office by South Korea's Constitutional Court earlier this month over his bid to impose martial law. The police also sought to collect CCTV footage related to former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min. The search and seizure operation faced resistance from the Presidential Security Service, leading to a standoff that lasted over 10 hours. The operation ultimately failed to secure the targeted materials, including the secure phone server and documents from the Presidential Security Service office and residence. South Korea is set to hold snap elections on June 3.

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Police seize the presidential office and diplomatic mission after a 10-hour standoff and fail #SBS뉴스 https://t.co/2ag5EgRUEv

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A police seizure attempt to investigate charges of 'stopping the arrest' of former President Yoon Suk-yul was thwarted by the Presidential Security Service. https://t.co/exJLSRF9G4

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The sixth attempt by the police to seize the presidential office to investigate the 12·3 civil war failed again after a 10-hour standoff with the presidential security service. https://t.co/vp6Itl5Wgj

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