LAWYERS for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader warned today of  a possible clash between police officers and the president’s security personnel.

As anti-corruption officials and police prepared another attempt to detain Mr Yoon following last week’s failed effort, the presidential security service fortified his compound with barbed wire and rows of tightly placed vehicles blocking the path to his residence.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police say they will make a more forceful effort to detain Mr Yoon, warning that they could arrest members of the presidential security staff if they obstruct efforts to seize the embattled president.