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South Korea Presidential Security Chief Resigns

South Korea's presidential security chief, who has been leading guards protecting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, resigned on Friday,


Men walks through the barricade at the blocked entrance to the road leading to the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

 

South Korea’s presidential security chief, who has been leading guards protecting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, resigned on Friday, the country’s interim leader’s office said.

“It is true,” an official from the acting president’s office said when asked about the reported resignation of Park Chong-jun.

AFP