Editorial

15:00 JST, January 4, 2025

Though the arrest of its sitting president was suspended, the turmoil surrounding its politics and judiciary has only deepened. Where is South Korea heading?

Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which is investigating South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on such charges as rebellion, and other officials entered the grounds of the official residence in Seoul to execute an arrest warrant for Yoon.

However, they were stopped by personnel of the Presidential Security Service, which guards the presidential residence. After a standoff, which lasted several hours, the anti-corruption office announced a halt to the arrest, saying it would be unable to execute the warrant.

If the sitting president had been arrested, it would have been the first time in South Korean history. It was also unusual that the........

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