JAKARTA - The President of South Korea (South Korea) who was impeached by Yoon Suk-yeol gave a speech, before being arrested and taken by joint officers to the head office of the Corruption Investigation Office for High Officials (CIO).

Investigators brought Yoon after carrying out an attempt to execute an arrest warrant since Wednesday morning local time.

Several vehicles, one of which is believed to have taken the president, left the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, central Seoul City, to then head to CIO's head office in Gwancheon, Gyeonggi Province.

The media barely saw him come to the CIO office because many vehicles were parked in front of the gates to block the view.

Before heading to CIO, Yoon delivered a previously recorded public speech. President Yoon said he decided to be present in front of CIO for questioning to prevent clashes between investigators and staff of the Presidential Security Service (PSS).

However, he still called the investigation and warrant illegal.

"As a president who must defend the Constitution and the legal system, responding to the execution of an illegal and illegitimate warrant is not an acknowledgment of CIO's authority to investigate the case, but merely a desire to prevent clashes," Yoon said.

Today's arrest attempt is the second carried out by the investigative authorities, with the first attempt on January 3 failing after nearly six hours of arguing with PSS.

They arrived in front of the presidential residence complex in Hannam-dong, downtown Seoul, on Wednesday at 4:20 a.m. with about 3,000 police officers.

Despite dealing with PSS personnel for about two and a half hours, investigators managed to move forward by passing through three layers of emergency barricades made by PSS with rows of guards and buses. Investigators had to climb the bus with stairs.

At 08.15 am, they arrived at the guard post closest to the residence. Some of them entered through the post, with presidential chief Chung Jin-suk and Yoon's lawyer Yoon Kap-keun allowing them in.

A joint investigative team, consisting of CIO, police, and a defense ministry investigative unit, has pledged to take firmer action this time.

"There were no physical clashes during the implementation of the warrant. PSS staff did not stop us when we entered the presidential complex," said CIO.


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