South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.
Top aide of impeached South Korean president pleads for investigators to halt detention efforts
The presidential security service prevented investigators from detaining Yoon on Jan. 3 and are now preparing for more forceful measures.
Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration
South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.
South Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says President Yoon was detained after hundreds of its investigators and police officers arrived at his presidential compound.
South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea have entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul.
South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning
Yoon, the country’s first sitting president to be apprehended, now faces the prospect of a lengthy prison term over potential rebellion charges.
South Korean authorities attempt to arrest President Yoon for second time - standoff with security service under way
Police are trying to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol while they investigate whether his martial law declaration in December amounted to an attempted rebellion.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities.
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