Yoon, whose supporters are trying to deny access to his home, is under investigation for attempting to impose martial law

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Investigators in South Korea were reportedly involved in a standoff with a military unit inside the presidential residence as they attempted to arrest the country’s suspended leader Yoon Suk Yeol, weeks after his botched attempt to declare martial law.

Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office were let through heavy security to enter Yoon’s residence in Seoul on Friday morning, while his supporters confronted police outside.