Politics South Korea's suspended president arrested

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15.1.2025 - 02:54

Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency and police officers make their way to the residence of suspended President Yoon to execute an arrest warrant against Yoon. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP/dpa
Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency and police officers make their way to the residence of suspended President Yoon to execute an arrest warrant against Yoon. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP/dpa
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South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested in the capital Seoul due to the temporary imposition of martial law at the beginning of December. Police officers and investigators from the anti-corruption agency (CIO) took Yoon to his residence on Wednesday morning to bring him to the public prosecutor's office, South Korea's official Yonhap news agency reported.

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