SEOUL: South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (Jan 15) on riot expenses linked to his Dec. 3 declaration of martial regulation, investigators stated.
This makes Yoon the nation’s first sitting head of state to be arrested.
Yoon’s presidential motorcade left the hilltop residence the place Yoon remained holed up for weeks behind barbed wire limitations and a small military of non-public safety, earlier than arriving on the places of work of the anti-corruption company main the probe.
“The Joint Investigation Headquarters executed an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol as we speak at 10:33 am (0130 GMT),” authorities, who’re investigating Yoon on riot expenses, stated in a press release.
In a press release, Yoon stated he underwent interrogation to keep away from any violence after greater than 3,000 law enforcement officials marched on his residence to arrest him for the reason that early hours of Wednesday.
“When I noticed them breaking into the safety space utilizing firefighting gear as we speak, I made a decision to answer the IOC investigation – regardless of it being an unlawful investigation – to keep away from disagreeable bloodshed,” Yoon stated in a press release.
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party stated on Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order within the nation after weeks of political unrest.
“The arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol is step one in direction of restoring constitutional order, democracy and the rule of regulation. Although late, it’s certainly lucky to verify that public authority and justice in South Korea they’re nonetheless alive,” plan chief Park Chandae advised the occasion at a gathering.
