Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea became the first sitting president to be arrested, facing charges of insurrection and other alleged crimes stemming from his controversial declaration of martial law.
A dramatic standoff unfolded at the residence of impeached South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol this month as authorities executed an arrest warrant. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), leading the joint investigation, confirmed the successful execution at 10:33 a.m. local time, hours after hundreds of police officers converged on Yoon's presidential compound in central Seoul.
Yoon, the first South Korean president to be arrested while in office, was impeached last month following his controversial declaration of martial law, which plunged the U.S. ally into political turmoil. \Unlike the previous attempt on January 3rd, where Yoon's security personnel and legal team blocked the arrest, this time there was no active resistance. The CIO stated that there were no significant physical clashes during the execution. In a televised address to the nation, President Yoon acknowledged the warrant as illegal but asserted his decision to comply to prevent potential bloodshed. He lamented the collapse of the rule of law in the country, according to his office. \The initial attempt to arrest Yoon was met with resistance. Police officers who arrived before dawn encountered members of Yoon's security detail, who prevented them from detaining him. Yoon's legal team and members of his People Power Party gathered on the access road leading to the residence, arguing against the warrant's validity and impeding the police's progress. Meanwhile, thousands of Yoon's supporters and detractors engaged in dueling protests in freezing temperatures. Some of Yoon's conservative supporters displayed American flags, a symbolic gesture connected to his unfounded claims of election fraud, which he cited as a justification for declaring martial law. Although there were initial blockades made up of vehicles and barbed wire, Yoon's legal team eventually agreed to allow him to appear for questioning voluntarily. However, a convoy of black SUVs departed the presidential compound with police escort, transporting Yoon to the CIO office shortly after.
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