SOUTH KOREAN investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near six-hour stand-off today, during which he defied their attempt to detain him. 

The political crisis has created chaos in South Korea,with two heads of state impeached in under a month.

Today, the anti-corruption agency said it had withdrawn its investigators after the presidential security service blocked them from entering Mr Yoon’s residence for hours, due to concerns about their safety.