The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged.

Police and anti-corruption investigators arrive at the home of South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol as a bus blocks the entrance to the presidential residence in Seoul on Jan 3, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] SEOUL -- South Korea's anti-corruption investigative agency said on Saturday that it asked Acting President Choi Sang-mok to order the presidential security service for the execution of a warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.