South Korea’s presidential security chief, Park Jong-joon has resigned today amid an investigation into allegations of obstructing public duty.
He had earlier warned authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived Martial Law declaration.
The office of acting President Choi Sang-mok confirmed today that it had accepted Park’s resignation after he appeared for police questioning earlier in the day.
During the questioning, Park expressed that citizen were concerned about the possibility of violence if investigators sought to execute another arrest warrant against Yoon
“I came here today with the belief that under no circumstances should there be any physical clashes or bloodshed, and am hoping to prevent such incidents from occurring,” Park told reporters at the Joint Investigation Headquarters in Seoul.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) and police are preparing to make a second attempt to detain Yoon after his security detail last week blocked investigators from executing a warrant at his office residence.
