South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office following ‘insurrection’ probe (update)


A protester holds a poster during a candlelight rally in Seoul calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol. - PHOTO: AFP

SEOUL (AFP): South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace.

Prison authorities, meanwhile, said the country's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before his formal arrest over the events of the night of December 3.

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