South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon


Presidential Security Service head Park Chong-jun was questioned by police on Jan 10 over his role in last week’s stand-off. -- PHOTO: AFP

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.

Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), is himself under investigation for obstructing official duty related to a six-hour standoff last week between PSS agents and investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant for Yoon.

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