Protesters rally for and against Yoon amid arrest warrant
Presidential compound fortified with barbed wire and barricades
Investigators considers using police tactical units to execute arrest, say local media
SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him on insurrection charges after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.
Protesters both supporting and opposing to the embattled Yoon continued to brave freezing temperatures to stage rallies on the streets around the presidential compound on Wednesday after a court re-issued a warrant to arrest Yoon a day earlier.
The Presidential Security Service (PSS) was seen this week fortifying the compound with barbed wire and barricades using buses to block access to the hillside vill