South Korea: Suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol arrested

South Korea: Suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol arrested
South Korea: Suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol arrested

Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested Wednesday, nearly a month and a half after plunging the country into political chaos by briefly declaring martial law, authorities said after an assault on his residence.

The team leading the investigations executed an arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol today [mercredi] at 10:33 a.mindicated it in a press release. Mr. Yoon, targeted by an investigation for rebellion for his coup, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.

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Supporters of the suspended president gather outside his home.

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Photo : afp via getty images / YASUYOSHI CHIBA

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