The Presidential Security Service (PSS) is facing mounting criticism after blocking investigators from executing a warrant to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning in connection with insurrection charges related to his short-lived declaration of martial law.

The Presidential Security Service is facing additional criticism over its move to block the enforcement of an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, after it was revealed that its use of military personnel to do so came in the face of explicit opposition from the acting defense minister.

Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders.

SEOUL -- Chief of South Korea's presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, on Sunday vowed to keep blocking an attempt to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.

South Korea’s impeached leader is barricaded in his Seoul residence, protected by a blockade of buses, barbed wire, crowds of supporters and his own armed security guards. The question now is whether investigators can arrest him without a violent confrontation.

SEOUL (Reuters) -Authorities sought on Friday to execute an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as a crowd of protesters faced off with police outside his residence and vowed to block any attempt.

Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team has challenged the legitimacy of a new warrant for his arrest, accusing authorities of exploiting allegedly biased courts.View on euronews