SEOUL -- South Korean investigators arrested suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, capping a protracted effort to serve him with a warrant over his attempt to impose martial law last month and marking the first-ever arrest of a sitting South Korean president.
South Korea leadership crisis
South Korean President Yoon arrested over martial law attempt
Move follows investigators entering residential compound to execute warrant
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 15. © Reuters
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