South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was already struggling with surging inflation, rising COVID-19 cases and historically low approval numbers. Then, he launched into a potentially explosive feud with the nation¡¯s police force.
Yoon spent Tuesday defending his proposal to create a ¡°police bureau¡± and assume greater control over the powerful law enforcement agency ¡ª a move that has prompted protests by senior officers.
As his interior minister attempted to walk back comments comparing their demonstration to a ¡°military coup,¡± Yoon accused the officers of a lesser offense, saying they may have displayed a ¡°serious breach¡± of discipline.
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