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South Korea's president arrest: what happens next?

A supporter of detained and impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds up a safety cone during a rally at the entrance of the Seoul Detention Center in Seoul on January 16, 2025. [AFP]

Impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol made history this week as the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff. But analysts say the country's political crisis is far from over.

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