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A protester holding a placard reading “Leader of the insurgents” in an image depicting the face of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol takes part in a protest calling for his ouster in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on 8 December 2024.
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The fallout from South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law continues amid reports of an attack on his office and the suicide attempt of his former defense minister.
Police searched the president’s office on Wednesday as part of an investigation declaration of six-hour martial law which has caused a massive reaction in the political turmoil in the country, according to a report from local news agency Yonhap.
Yoon was reportedly absent from the building when police arrived to collect materials. Raids were also carried out at the offices of the Seoul Metropolitan Police and National Assembly police guards, police told Yonhap.
Amid the raids, the head of South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Bureau for high-ranking officials he told reporters that he would attempt to detain and arrest Yoon if the necessary conditions are met.
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, too he told reporters On Wednesday he had invoked his authority to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into Yoon, calling for the formation of a special committee to handle the investigation.
Yoon’s former defense minister, Kim Yong-hyun, had already been arrested on sedition charges related to an investigation into his part in the six hours of martial law.
On Wednesday, at his detention center east of Seoul, the former official made an attempt on his life, according to a Yonhap report.
The head of the correctional center told lawmakers during a parliamentary hearing that Kim has since been placed in a protective cell and that his health remains stable, the report added.
The incidents come amid continued calls from opposition lawmakers, civic groups and protesters for Yoon to be removed from office.
South Korea’s main opposition is the Democratic Party (DP). as reported He was set to file a second impeachment motion against Yoon on Wednesday, after the president survived an earlier parliamentary vote on Saturday.
While members of Yoon’s party left parliament before the impeachment vote, their leader has since he said the president would resign.
