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S. Korean presidential office website closed after Yoon's ouster

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Officials at the presidential office remove the presidential flag from the building in Yongsan District, central Seoul, after the Constitutional Court delivered its ruling to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seok

Officials at the presidential office remove the presidential flag from the building in Yongsan District, central Seoul, after the Constitutional Court delivered its ruling to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seok

The presidential office has suspended its official website following the Constitutional Court's ruling on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office, a notice on the site showed Saturday.

The website said that the service was "temporarily unavailable" as it is "undergoing maintenance," apologizing to the public for causing inconvenience.

The notice appears to be a step taken following Friday's court decision to uphold the impeachment of Yoon and dismiss him as president over his martial law attempt last December.

On the same day, the presidential office in Yongsan lowered the flag bearing the official presidential emblem in front of the building, while ministries also removed photos of Yoon.

The former Cheong Wa Dae presidential office also stopped operating its website in 2017 when then President Park Geun-hye was stripped of her duties by the top court over a massive influence-peddling scandal involving her close aide.

Meanwhile, other social network channels, including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, still introduced Yoon as president. (Yonhap)