South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
The development comes after the country’s anti-corruption agency was unable to grill Yoon Suk-yeol over his failed martial law bid.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has recommended prosecuting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and power abuse following his brief martial law declaration. The CIO transferred the case to prosecutors as Yoon remains uncooperative.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by investigators early on Wednesday morning, local time. Yoon's arrest comes after weeks of attempts by South Korean anti-corruption investigators to bring him in for questioning.
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested the indictment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. The move follows his martial law declaration on December 3,
South Korean investigators recommended today that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over
South Korea's president Yook Suk Yeol has been arrested by anti-corruption investigators, following a weeks-long stand-off between investigators and his personal security detail. The 64-year-old, who plunged South Korea into political turmoil with his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December, is the first sitting president to be arrested.
This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president, following a failed attempt on Jan.3 when agents from South Korea's Presidential Security Service had blocked investigato
South Korean prosecutors on Saturday again asked for an extension of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention over his failed martial law bid, after a Seoul court rejected a previous demand, Yonhap news agency reported.
A South Korean court rejected a request on Friday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, althou