South Korea - January 03, 2025 The attempt to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was halted on Friday after investigators met with considerable resistance at the presidential residence in central Seoul. A group of prosecutors and investigators had moved to arrest the impeached president over his short-lived martial law declaration in December, but after a confrontation with presidential security service agents, they announced they were no longer proceeding with the arrest warrant. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said the continued confrontation made it virtually impossible to execute the arrest warrant against Yoon, which was issued by a Seoul court on Tuesday. The CIO said it had stopped the execution at about 13:30 Friday over concerns about the safety of investigators at the scene, expressing deep regret over the attitude of Yoon who refused to comply with legal procedures. In the hours that preceded the arrest attempt, large numbers of vocal Yoon supporters had turned out on the streets by the presidential residence, adding to the pressure at the site. Yoon's supporters have been fervently rallying around the presidential residence since Thursday, with police reportedly trying to disperse the crowds. After abandoning the arrest attempt on Friday, the CIO said it will decide on future measures after relevant reviews, with arrest warrant scheduled to be effective until Jan 6. Shotlist: Seoul, South Korea - Jan 3, 2025: 1. Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gathering in front of presidential residence, police officers, traffic; 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Barton, CGTN reporter (ending with shot 3): "There was only a few hundred of them (Yoon's supporters) this morning when police managed to move through close to the residence -- no doubt choosing that moment to strike, knowing there would be massive crowds over the weekend, and given this warrant expires on Monday, this may be their last chance to serve it. They went in with 120 police officers and 20 members of the corruption investigation office, four senior officials. Initially, they were blocked by the military, a group of soldiers on the outside of the residence perimeter there. They are now through that level, apparently through the first two levels of resistance at the residence, but they're now being stopped by the presidential security guard and they are saying that they have no authority to come inside."; 3. Yoon supporters gathering in front of presidential residence, police officers; Seoul, South Korea - Jan 2, 2025 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Yoon supporter (name not given)(starting with shot 3/ending with shot 5): "Everybody's innocent until they are (proven) guilty, right? He's not even in the first trial yet, we cannot say he is a criminal."; 5. Crowd of supporters; 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Yoon supporter (name not given)(starting with shot 5/ending with shot 7): "[They attempted] to capture Yoon tonight, but we [have] so many people around here and some soldiers [are defending him]."; 7. Rallying crowd. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]