South Korean authorities have arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces charges of insurrection following an attempt to impose martial law.
Yoon is now at the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) – he said he agreed to the interrogation “even though it is an illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unsavory bloodshed.”
Authorities served the warrant after an hours-long standoff with his security staff and supporters, which saw investigators using ladders and wire cutters to enter Yoon’s residence.
Yoon had been holed up for weeks – investigators tried to arrest him earlier this month but failed.
This marks the first time in South Korea’s history that a sitting president has been arrested.
Yoon’s impeachment trial, which will decide if he is…
