As per reports, the following are the latest updates on the South Korean political unrest, as of Saturday (11 January);
• The joint investigation team, consisting of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the police and the defense ministry’s investigation unit, is reportedly preparing to secure access to the presidential residence in central Seoul’s Hannam-dong.
• The police sent an official note to investigation teams requesting the mobilization of around 1,000 personnel, signaling that the second attempt to execute the warrant is imminent. The second warrant’s deadline is unknown but is generally believed to be seven days long.
• The National Office of Investigation (NOI) ordered the leaders of the police investigation teams of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and other jurisdictions in the capital area to gather at the NOI headquarters to discuss planning for the second detention attempt.
• Prosecutors, on Friday (10 January), indicted a former commander of the Defense Intelligence Command (DIC) over his alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law bid last month.