South Korean authorities arrested impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday following accusations of insurrection related to his declaration of martial law in December. The arrest, the first ever against a serving South Korean president, sparked protests from Yoon supporters and members of his ruling party.
South Korea n authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection accusations related to his December 3rd martial law declaration, investigators said. A motorcade was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence where Yoon has been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security.
Earlier, more than 3,000 police officers and anti-corruption investigators had gathered there before dawn, pushing through throngs of Yoon supporters and members of his ruling People Power Party protesting attempts to detain him. Yoon’s lawyers have argued that attempts to detain him are illegal and are designed to publicly humiliate him. The warrant investigators secured for his arrest is the first ever issued against an incumbent South Korean president. As local news broadcasters reported that Yoon’s detention may come soon, some minor scuffles broke out between tearful pro-Yoon protesters and police near the residence, according to a Reuters witness at the scene. Yoon’s declaration of martial law stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies into an unprecedented period of political turmoil. Lawmakers voted to impeach him and remove him from duties on December 14th.
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