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Police leave Yoon's safe house after unsuccessful raid attempt

Published: 27 Dec. 2024, 15:00 Updated: 27 Dec. 2024, 18:20

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Police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's safehouse in Samcheong-dong in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Friday.

The National Office of Investigation (NOI) said it conducted the raid to secure CCTV footage of Yoon plotting the Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

The warrant for the raid was originally dismissed by the court, but police requested the warrant again and received it on Dec. 19.

Police said they would attempt to find out who entered and exited the safehouse before and after the martial law declaration.

It was previously revealed through investigation that Police Commissioner Cho Ji-ho and Seoul Police Commissioner Kim Bong-sik were handed documents related to the martial law declaration three hours before it took place on Dec. 3.

The NOI could not secure the CCTV footage due to the Presidential Security Service not cooperating with the investigation. The NOI withdrew from the safe house at around 5:07 p.m.

Update, Dec. 27: Added details on the result of the raid.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [[email protected]]