Police refused Acting President Choi Sang-mok's request to dispatch additional security personnel to President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence on Friday during execution of a warrant to arrest him regarding the December 3 martial law.

According to multiple sources within the ruling camp, Acting Police Commissioner General Lee Ho-young refused Choi's request to cooperate with orders from the Presidential Security Service(PSS) Chief Park Chong-jun.

Choi had issued the order upon a request from the presidential office.

An official at the police agency said the acting commissioner general had acted in accordance with the law and principles.
 
The defense ministry said Acting Minister Kim Seon-ho requested the PSS to ensure that a Capital Defense Command unit handling official residence security is not called in to help block the warrant execution.

Police and military units in charge of security around the residence allowed investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials(CIO) to pass through the outer perimeter and were not involved in the standoff between the CIO and the PSS.