00:00Tension on the streets of Seoul, as die-hard supporters and opponents of the impeached
00:08South Korean president stare each other down.
00:12For days, anti-corruption officials have been seeking to arrest Yoon Song-yeol, who remains
00:17holed up in his residential compound.
00:19But a human wall of 200 presidential security personnel have blocked their way.
00:26With the clock ticking down on the warrant's deadline, prosecutors have lodged an urgent
00:30extension as public anger deepens.
00:33I live nearby and even when it snows or when the weather is cold, we need to keep coming
00:39here to protest.
00:40So I will keep coming out to rally until the president is impeached.
00:46I came here to protect the president and my country for the next generation.
00:51One of Mr Yoon's lawyers came to thank those gathered near the presidential residence for
00:55their support.
00:56But with no clear path forward, anti-corruption officials in Seoul have now asked for police
01:02to take over the execution of the arrest warrant.
01:05The passion on both sides here is visceral and the political stakes are high.
01:11But authorities seem paralysed passing responsibility for the arrest around and relying on legal
01:17arguments to justify the failure to execute the warrant.
01:20And while all this chaos continues, North Korea launched its first ballistic missile
01:25of the year into the East Sea, reminding Secretary Blinken and the South Korean government
01:31that Pyongyang is watching on.
