Head Of Paspampres Protests Efforts To Arrest President Yoon, Reminds Not To Clashes

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached by parliament/PHOTO via Instagram @sukyeol.yoon

JAKARTA - South Korean Presidential Security Chief (Paspampres) Yoon Suk Yeol said his impeached leader was unfairly treated. Paspampres warned to avoid bloodshed related to Yoon's arrest attempt.

Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), is being investigated for obstructing official duties related to last week's six-hour deadlock between PSS agent and investigator trying to carry out Yoon's arrest warrant.

Arriving at police headquarters for questioning, Park, who is a former senior police official, said the current attempt to arrest the president in office was wrong and Yoon deserved "appropriate" treatment with his country's status.

"I believe there should be no physical clashes or bloodshed under any circumstances," Park told reporters, saying President Choi Sang-mok's acting had not responded to his request to provide safety guarantees for officials involved.

Hundreds of PSS agents blockaded the presidential complex and thwarted an attempt by investigators to arrest Yoon last Friday.

Investigators were withdrawn because of the risk of clashes.

Officials of the Corruption Investigation Office for High Officials (CIO), who led the investigation, said PSS agents carried firearms during the deadlock.

Investigators obtained a new arrest warrant this week after Yoon repeatedly refused calls for questioning.

On Thursday, Yoon's lawyer said the arrest warrant was illegal and illegal.

Yoon is undergoing a separate trial at the Constitutional Court reviewing parliament's impeachment against him on December 14 to decide whether to permanently dismiss him or return him.