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South Korean investigators are trying once more to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol following a failed attempt earlier this month
Investigators are trying again after a court granted them an extension to their previous warrant
There are crowds outside Yoon's official residence, filled with both supporters and critics of Yoon, and police have deployed about 1,000 officers, our reporter in Seoul says
Lawyers for Yoon, who have been seen arguing with police, previously criticised the plan to use police officers in the arrest - calling it a betrayal of the public
Yoon's impeachment trial, which will decide if he is removed from office, started yesterday but ended within four minutes because of his absence
This is the second attempt to arrest Yoon
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Investigators' efforts to arrest Yoon follows a failed attempt at the start of this month, where officers found themselves in a dramatic six-hour standoff withsecurity.
Officers involved found themselves helplessly outnumbered - first by the large number of pro-Yoon supporters who had gathered outside his residence before sunrise, and then by a human wall of security staff inside the property.
Police were trying to carry out an arrest warrant issued on 31 December after Yoon ignored three summonses for him to appear for questioning.
The politician is under investigation for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection when he tried to impose martial law in early December.
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WATCH: Crowds outside presidential compound
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Here's a look at the scene outside the presidential compound, where protesters have gathered as investigators are trying once more to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol:
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Police attempt to access compound from several entrances
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Shaimaa Khalil
Reporting from outside the presidential residence
The numbers have really been ramped up this time around in terms of law enforcement. We understand up to 1,000 police officers have been deployed.
Right now, the police seem to be pushing into the residence - entering from multiple points.
Investigators are also trying to get into the presidential residence through the back of the compound.
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Police and presidential security staff locked in standoff
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Shaimaa Khalil
Reporting from Seoul
This is a picture of the political crisis that South Korea finds itself in.
You've got two branches of executive power: the police - essentially law enforcement officers that have a legal arrest warrant that they're trying to execute - and presidential security staff, who are blocking them.
This raises the question of who exactly is in charge.
Both say they're following orders and following the rule of law, but what that tells you is that there are potential clashes between them as two orders of power.
All of this is happening while the president himself is yet to appear in an impeachment trial.
There are, in a way, two parallel crises happening at once, with the South Korean public watching in real time - anti-Yoon protesters on one side, pro-Yoon protesters on the other.
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Ruling party lawmakers block investigators
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Shaimaa Khalil
Reporting from outside the presidential residence
There’s been a spike in tensions in front of the police barricade leading to the presidential compound as ruling party lawmakers have pushed their way through the barricade and through a huddle of anti-Yoon protesters.
The lawmakers are blocking officers from the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) who have been outside the compound gate. They had argued with the lawmakers that they have a legal right to make the arrest.
The lawmakers formed a human wall to prevent the investigators as they presented them with the arrest warrant.
As it stands, police and CIO investigators are unable to get into the compound.
Meanwhile, anti-Yoon protestors in the crowd are continuing to chant “arrest him”.
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Yoon's lawyers appear to argue with police
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Colleagues of ours have been looking at a live broadcast of the scenes outside President Yoon's official residence.
They say Yoon's lawyers have arrived and appear to be arguing with the police.
It's been reported by Yonhap, South Korea's news agency, that the arrest team had previously warned the legal team that they may be taken into custody if they blocked the path to Yoon.
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Strong police presence as protesters gather near presidential compound
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Shaimaa Khalil
Reporting from Seoul
We're at the closest point to the the alleyway that leads up to the entrance of the presidential compound - it's a lot closer than we were able to get last time.
But our view is blocked by dozens of police who are restricting movement close to the compound.
There are barricades in almost every direction and we’re close to the protesters, with many wrapped in thermal blankets.
There are chants of "arrest Yoon", mixed in with the songs Fire by Korean band BTS and APT by New Zealand and South Korean singer Rosé. The mood seems somewhat cheerful as critics of Yoon feel his arrest is imminent.
Meanwhile, supporters of Yoon are carrying banners which read "stop the steal", alongside Korean and US flags.
Police are said to have ramped up the numbers this time around - deploying about 1,000 officers
Lawmakers gather outside Yoon's residence - and other images
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Thousands of President Yoon's supporters, including members of his ruling party, have amassed outside his official residence.
It had been widely anticipated that authorities would be making their second attempt to try and arrest the president around this time in Seoul.
We're starting to receive some images from the scene now, which you can see here:
