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South Korean president’s office raided in Seoul

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A special investigation unit of South Korean police raided the presidential office on Wednesday, a week after President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law in the country. He has been banned from leaving the country since Sunday.

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December 11, 2024 – 04:39

(Keystone-ATS) “The special investigation team conducted a search at the presidential office, the national police agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the security department of the National Assembly,” it said. unit in a message sent to AFP.

National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho and Kim Bong-sik, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, were arrested, Yonhap news agency reported. They can be questioned for 48 hours before being formally arrested.

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, in office during South Korea’s short-lived martial law a week ago and who was arrested, tried to commit suicide in detention, further affirmed the Yonhap agency.

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