Former President Yoon to Leave Presidential Residence Today
It is moving day for the Yoon family:
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to leave the presidential residence Friday to return to his private residence in southern Seoul, officials said Thursday, following his removal from office last week.
“Yoon plans to leave the official residence at 5 p.m. Friday move to his private residence,” a senior presidential official said in a press notice.
The Presidential Security Service (PSS) has reportedly completed organizing a private residence security team of about 40 people for Yoon. Under the current law, Yoon can receive protection from the PSS for up to 10 years.
Yoon’s private residence is located at the Acrovista apartment complex in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, and he previously stayed there for six months even after his presidential inauguration in May 2022.
Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, are reportedly considering moving to another private residence in the capital area later because they own as many as 11 pet dogs and cats and the presence of security guards may cause some inconveniences for neighbors.
It seems like it would be tough for a former President to live in an apartment building because of the impact all the security requirements would have on their neighbors. It makes sense they would likely try and find house to live in that would not cause so impact to neighbors like living in an apartment would cause.
The big difference between United States and South Korea – two countries that have had their democracy under attack and under stress recently.
South Korea has separation of powers between the ruling party and the courts – something that the US had destroyed after Trump came to power.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/separation-powers-defeats-imperial-presidency-south-korea
“11 pet dogs and cats” does sound like they are hoarding pets.
Maybe Korean Thing is right!