South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
SEOUL, South Korea: 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.
Yoon was arrested for questioning Wednesday morning and left his residential compound with investigators in a motorcade – the first time such an action has been taken against a sitting president in South Korea.
Yoon is wanted for questioning in multiple criminal investigations related to his short-lived declaration, including over accusations of leading an insurrection – a crime punishable by life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
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Yoon is expected to be moved from the CIO headquarters to a nearby detention center, where he will be held overnight in solitary confinement “due to safety reasons,” the facility told CNN.
The embattled president had been holed up in his fortified residence for weeks surrounded by his Presidential Security Service team, evading arrest as he faces several probes and an impeachment trial.
