South Korean investigators suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon

Operation aborted after impasse due to safety concerns

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Police and anti-corruption investigators arrive at the residence of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president, in Seoul on Jan. 3. (Photo by AFP/Jiji)

STEVEN BOROWIEC and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL -- South Korean anti-corruption investigators and police suspended efforts to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday following a standoff with the presidential security detail.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said in a message to reporters that it had judged the attempt to gain access to Yoon's residence to serve him with a warrant for alleged insurrection to be "virtually impossible."

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