Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and at 14 Hours GMT on Friday the 3rd of January, these are our main stories. Anti-corruption investigators in South Korea have suspended an attempt to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk-yong. Police in Las Vegas tried to piece together clues to explain why a cyber truck exploded outside a hotel. Israel confirms it has detained a Gazan doctor, contradicting its earlier statement about his whereabouts. Also in this podcast, Venezuela's government offers a $100,000 reward for information on an exiled opposition presidential candidate and... Saltwater croc that's maybe two metre to maybe two and a half, anything bigger.
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The efforts to manage Australia's burgeoning crocodile population. The political standoff in South Korea shows no sign of being resolved. Despite his impeachment and suspension from office after imposing martial law last month, President Yoon Suk-yeol has fervent supporters still. In fact, they're so impassioned that thousands of them have been surrounding Mr Yoon's house in central Seoul, trying to prevent police from arresting him as part of corruption investigations. The president's security officers refused to let police through, so once again they backed down. Jean McKenzie reports now on another day of deadlock.
The standoff started before dawn. Police blocked the roads around the president's home, pushing back his incensed supporters. As the sun rose, the first officers ran up to his house to make the arrest. But they were unable to get in. Blocked by the president's security team, who refused to open the door. By lunchtime, the officers had given up. An arrest was impossible, they said. Mr Yun may have been suspended, stripped of his power, but still his security is protecting him. It's been exactly a month since President Yun plunged his country into crisis, imposing martial law, ordering troops to storm the parliament. He quickly reversed the decision, but he's being investigated for starting an insurrection and he's refused to cooperate with authorities, ignoring all requests to come in for questioning. His supporters have camped out around his home, also determined to block his arrest. This is totally unchartered territory for South Korea. It is the first time a sitting president here has ever faced arrest.
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