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Impeached South Korea's President Yoon arrested

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's supporters scuffle with police officers as authorities seek to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 15, 2025. [VOA]

South Korean authorities detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday, the country's anti-corruption agency announced, following a tense, five-hour standoff at his heavily guarded mountain compound in Seoul.

According to local media broadcasts, Yoon's motorcade arrived at the anti-corruption office, where he is set to undergo questioning in an insurrection investigation related to his short-lived martial law declaration last month.

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