South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco
- Yoon slams ‘illegal’ process, says wanted to avoid bloodshed
- President is reportedly refusing to answer questions
President Yoon Suk Yeol faces his first night in detention following his arrest by investigators looking to question the impeached leader over his short-lived martial law declaration.
Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials took Yoon into custody in an operation that started before dawn after the president repeatedly defied summons to appear for questioning. CIO investigators abandoned their first attempt to detain him on Jan. 3 after a nearly six-hour standoff due to resistance from Yoon’s security team.