S. Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea's acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last week.
Yoon Detainment Standoff Intensifies Amid Resignation of Security Chief
Tensions have remained high in South Korea after the country's Parliament voted to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo just days after now former President Yoon
South Korean presidential security chief resigns after obstructing Yoon arrest
Park Jong-joon filed his resignation to Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok before turning himself over for questioning. He previously ignored multiple demands to speak with police.
Security Chief Faces Scrutiny Amidst Presidential Detainment Clash
South Korean police and the Corruption Investigation Office plan a second attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over rebellion allegations. The presidential security, led by Park Jong-joon,
South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
Yoon Suk Yeol's chief bodyguard resigns
President Yoon Suk Yeol's chief bodyguard, Park Jong-joon, submitted his letter of resignation Friday before appearing at the police for questioning for allegedly obstructing officials from the joint investigation team from carrying out a court-ordered warrant to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korean Leader's Security Chief Warns Against Violent Attempts to Arrest Yoon
Pro-Yoon demonstrators hold U.S. and South Korean flags as they take part in a rally in support of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near his official residence in Seoul, South Korea January 10,
South Korea's far right borrows from Trump's playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
The president's ultraconservative supporters believe that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea's freedoms.
President Yoon’s Security Chief Quits as New Arrest Bid Looms
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security chief resigned Friday, a week after leading a team that blocked an attempt to arrest the impeached president over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
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Park Jong-joon assures no violence in police security briefing
Police prepare over 1,000 officers for second arrest warrant of President Yoon The Korean National Police Agency's 12·3 ...
Who is Park Jong-joon, the head of PSS that stopped Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest?
South Korea’s political crisis reached a boiling point as Park Jong-joon, the chief of the Presidential Security Service, led a dramatic six-hour standoff to block investigators from arresting impeach ...
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Marine investigator’s acquittal sparks calls for Yoon to stand trial for alleged interference in probe
Col. Park Jeong-hun had been charged with insubordination after transferring the findings of his investigation into the death ...
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Im Seong-geun criticizes Park Jeong-hoon’s acquittal in misconduct case
Im Seong-geun, former commander of the 1st Marine Division, opposed the not guilty verdict for Park Jeong-hoon, former head ...