• He is accused of ordering security staff to block any attempt to detain Yoon Suk Yeol over short-lived martial law
• There should be no physical clashes and bloodshed under any circumstances, Park tells reporters
• Police field commanders convene in capital Seoul,mobilize 1,000 investigators ahead of 2nd attempt to detain impeached president

ISTANBUL

The security chief of South Korea’s impeached president surrendered to police on Friday after defying two summons for allegedly blocking the arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap News reported.

Park Chong-jun, the chief of the presidential security service, also warned that there should be “no bloodshed under any circumstances” between agencies if investigators execute the arrest warrant against President Yoon.

Presidential security blocked the first attempt by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials to detain Yoon after an unprecedented arrest warrant was issued against a sitting president who is facing charges of treason and insurrection.

After failing to secure Yoon's custody, the court extended the warrant, and a joint team comprising the anti-graft body, prosecutors, police, and the Defense Ministry officials are pursuing the impeached president whose whereabouts remain unclear.

“I believe many people must be deeply concerned about the current situation, whether government agencies are clashing and confronting each other,” Park told reporters.

“There should be no physical clashes and bloodshed under any circumstances,” he added.

While the anti-graft body has vowed to detain Yoon in their second attempt, police have said it will charge at least 26 members of the presidential security staff over their alleged involvement in blocking the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials team to detain Yoon on Jan. 3.

Police Friday convened its field commanders for a meeting in the capital Seoul ahead of their second attempt to detain the impeached president.

At least 1,000 investigators are being mobilized by the National Office of Investigation to detain Yoon.

Yoon shocked the nation when he imposed martial law on the night of Dec. 3 but was lifted after parliament passed a motion against the president’s move.

He was impeached on Dec. 14 and is facing a trial by the Constitutional Court which will decide his fate in the next few months.

The 63-year-old embattled leader remains suspended from office and the state affairs are currently run by an acting president.