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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over failed martial law bid

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested by the country's Corruption Investigation Office for high-ranking officials, marking a first for a sitting South Korean leader.
Yoon faces charges of insurrection after his failed declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, which carries the death penalty at maximum.
The execution of the presidential arrest warrant has begun, allowing Yoon to be held for up to 48 hours on the existing warrant.
Yoon's legal team has decried the warrant as illegal, while an investigation is ongoing into whether his martial law declaration amounted to an attempted rebellion.

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The Diplomat

South Koreans Separate Support on PPP and President Yoon

Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.

1 month ago·Tokyo, Japan

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Wonkette

South Korea To US: Here's How You Arrest A Corrupt Impeached President

South Korean police cut through razor wire at the gates of impeached Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence in Seoul. Video screenshot, CBC News on YouTube.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now in a detention center and refusing to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested Wednesday. It’s the first time a sitting South Korean president has been arrested, although several former presidents have had the honor in the past. Yoon is being inv…

1 month ago·United States

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Human Rights Watch

South Korea: Rights and Democracy Prevail

Click to expand Image Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, December 7, 2024. © 2024 Jean Chung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bangkok) – South Korea maintained its positive human rights record in 2024 despite an increasingly acrimonious political environment and persistent concerns about women’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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hani.co.kr

Yoon claims investigation is ‘illegal’ in video message released upon arrest

Yoon said that he was “not acknowledging the legitimacy of the CIO’s investigation” by appearing for questioning

1 month ago

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El Mundo

3,000 police to arrest the president who starred in the biggest 'K-drama' of South Korean politics

An unprecedented operation consisting of more than 150 police vans bursts into the presidential mansion early in the morning to arrest the leader who imposed martial law in South Korea. Read

1 month ago·Madrid, Spain

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World Tribune: Window on the Real World

‘Insurrection,’ East: Conservative president who sought to investigate election fraud arrested in Seoul

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2025 Real World News On Jan. 3, some 200 of South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s security team repelled a raid attempting to arrest him on allegations of “insurrection” for his declaration of martial law last month which was precipitated by the conservative president’s election fraud investigation. Sound familiar? Despite […]

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