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South Korean investigators were seeking to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a probe into alleged treason and abuse of power following his failed attempt last month to impose martial law.
The Office of Corruption Investigation for Senior Officials said early Friday local time that it had begun executing an arrest warrant for Yoon.
A team of officials from the office entered Yoon’s residence in central Seoul, television footage showed, with nearly 3,000 police officers present in the area.
If arrested, Yoon will be the first sitting president of South Korea to be arrested.
Yoon caused an acute political crisis in South Korea with his failed attempts to impose martial law.
He was impeached by parliament last month, but the move must be approved by the country’s constitutional court.
The independent agency is expected to question Yoon over a possible mutiny after he allegedly sent troops to the national assembly in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from rejecting his short-lived martial law decree.
Yoon on Wednesday sent a letter to hundreds of his supporters who gathered outside his residence.
“The country is in danger because of the anti-state forces. I will fight to the end to protect the nation with you,” he said in the letter.
This is a developing story.
