South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office was raided by the police on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the imposition of martial law in the country.
According to a report by the Korean Times, the raids were also conducted at the offices of the Seoul Metropolitan Police and the National Assembly Police Guards.
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President Yoon Suk Yeol was not present in the office when the police raided the presidential office building to gather material related to the imposition of martial law, the Korean Times reported.
In South Korea's biggest political crisis, Yeol imposed martial law on December 3 to thwart "anti-state forces" among his domestic political opponents. However, the martial law was taken back after South Korean lawmakers unanimously rejected the decree.
Meanwhile, Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-Hyun tried to end his life in a prison in eastern Seuol, where he is being kept on sedition charges related to a martial law investigation, Korean Times reported.
Hyun was shifted to a protective cell and his health remains stable after the incident, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted Shin Yong-hae, the head of the correctional centre, as saying on the matter.
According to Yonhap, the investigating officials on Wenesday also arrested the South Korean police chief in a widening investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law that has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis.
National Police Commissioner Cho Ji-ho was arrested early on insurrection charges, Yonhap said, adding that he has been accused of deploying police to block lawmakers from entering parliament after the declaration of martial law on December 3.
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Dec 11, 2024