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by Editor
January 16, 2025
The apprehension of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reportedly concludes a prolonged standoff with the nation’s investigators.
However, the decision to imprison him has revealed significant divisions inside a nation still grappling with last month’s brief imposition of martial law.
Yoon had been sequestered at South Korea’s fortified presidential palace located in an affluent riverfront district of downtown Seoul.
The country’s Secret Service provided protection, asserting a legal need to safeguard the 64-year-old conservative leader against arrest.
On January 3, almost 200 members of Yoon’s security team thwarted an effort to apprehend him for interrogation concerning potential allegations of insurrection and other offenses.
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