South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first night in jail as a criminal suspect Sunday, according to a prison officer. Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week after a weeks-long standoff and is facing insurrection charges over his short-lived martial law bid last month.

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Yoon Suk-yeol was assigned a standard cell at Seoul Detention Centre, where he will be kept separate from other inmates.

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SEOUL: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said on Monday (Jan 20).

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Mr Yoon's cell measures 12 sq m, larger than the usual 3.4 sq m single cell. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea’s detained President Yoon

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be de...

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SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.

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SEOUL Jan 20 — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said today. Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be detained in a criminal probe on insurrection charges over his botched declaration of martial law. A court approved his formal arrest war…

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Mug shot, solitary cell for South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s prison life in the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, has gained public attention, after the Seoul Western District Court issued a warrant to arrest him on Sunday, making him the first sitting president to be officially arrested.

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South Korea's impeached president spends first night in jail

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal susp

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul Detention Centre after a court issued a formal detention warrant on Sunday to hold him for up to 20 days. He became the first incumbent president to be arrested in South Korea last week and was detained for an initial 48 hours of questioning, over a probe into whether he committed insurrection with his bid t…

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