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.

A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics

South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.

Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among global allies but simply staying in his job amid the worst political crisis in decades.

South Korea experienced presidential impeachments and a tragic plane crash. But the Kospi index is now higher than it was a month ago.

It was unclear when and how police could make the arrest and whether the presidential security service, which has blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon's office and official residence,

A prolonged period of uncertainty over the fate of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the botched attempt to arrest him are giving oxygen to his backers and reviving support for his troubled party.

Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service, is under investigation for obstructing the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Mercedes Schlapp, a prominent conservative commentator and former White House official, voiced concerns on Jan. 7 about the potential geopolitical ramifications of South Korea’s ongoing political crisis.

Mr Yoon has remained defiant against efforts to detain him for a criminal investigation. Read more at straitstimes.com.