“NO PLACE TO RUN”
The latest arrest attempt gripped the nation with hundreds of thousands glued to South Korean broadcasters’ live feeds on YouTube since before dawn.
Officers from the anti-corruption unit leading the investigation arrived near the residence at 4am local time (1900 GMT).
By then there already were hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters, some wrapped in foil blankets and others waving flags bearing “Stop the Steal” slogans referring to Yoon’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud – one of the reasons he gave to justify his short-lived martial law declaration.
“If the president is arrested, I will be heartbroken,” said Jang Kyoung-sun, 64, a Yoon supporter who had travelled from eastern Gangwon province to Seoul to protest his arrest.
“He declared martial law truly for the nation and the people.”
The opposition Democratic Party, which holds a majority in parliament after a landslide legislative election victory last year, issued a statement calling on Yoon to comply with the arrest.
“There is no place to run anymore,” the party said.
