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Troops had more than 50,000 rounds of live ammo on hand during martial lawTroops had more than 50,000 rounds of live ammo on hand during martial lawDespite President Yoon Suk-yeol’s claims that only unarmed soldiers were deployed to the National Assembly on Dec. 3 after he declared martial law, investigations have revealed that the martial law forces had more than 50,000 rounds of live ammunition on hand that day. Investigations also revealed that, after experiencing difficulties in blockading the National Assembly, then-Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun ordered helicopters returning special forces to their base to instead set course for the National Assembly.
Korea’s Presidential Security Service vows to harbor fugitive presidentKorea’s Presidential Security Service vows to harbor fugitive presidentThe Presidential Security Service said it plans to continue blocking any and all attempts by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) to carry out the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol, which is valid until Monday. The PSS is justifying its efforts to hinder the arrest of Yoon on one-sided arguments provided by Yoon’s legal team, which claims that the legality of the execution of the warrant has not yet been confirmed. However, such a claim lost credibility after a court on Sunday shot down an objection by Yoon’s team asking for the court to disallow the CIO’s execution of the warrant for Yoon’s arrest.
[Column] Vestiges of dictatorship in Korea’s unchecked Presidential Security Service[Column] Vestiges of dictatorship in Korea’s unchecked Presidential Security Service
After a prolonged standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials aborted an effort to arrest the suspected ringleader of the Dec. 3 insurrection attempt on Friday. The PSS, stooping to serve as the president’s personal bodyguards, blocked a state agency from rightful enforcement of the law. The worry that the PSS could, at any given time, operate as footmen to people with power, has become a reality.
After Yoon stokes anti-China sentiment, Chinese Embassy orders nationals to avoid political gatheringsAfter Yoon stokes anti-China sentiment, Chinese Embassy orders nationals to avoid political gatherings
As South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his People Power Party (PPP) have continued stoking anti-China sentiments amid the threat of impeachment over a recent insurrection attempt, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul issued a ban on participation in political events by Chinese nationals currently staying in South Korea.
[Editorial] Failure to arrest Yoon is insurrection all over again[Editorial] Failure to arrest Yoon is insurrection all over again
The arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol, the suspected chief culprit behind the Dec. 3 insurrection incident, was not carried out as planned on Friday. A state investigative agency’s legitimate enforcement of the law in an effort to convict a suspect of insurrection was obstructed by a faction that protects the suspect. The Koreans who witnessed the breakdown of the rule of law fell into shock. How can the forces of insurrection violate the rule of law so brazenly in a democratic nation? Is Korea’s law enforcement so ineffective?

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