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  • 1/15/2025
South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (Jan 15) over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to avoid "bloodshed", ending weeks of tense political standoff.

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00:00South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk-yol on Wednesday over insurrection
00:08allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to
00:13avoid bloodshed, ending weeks of tense political standoff.
00:18Since lawmakers voted to stand him down after his stunning, short-lived declaration of martial
00:22law on December 3, Yoon has been holed up at his hillside residence, guarded by a small
00:28army of personal security that blocked a previous arrest attempt.
00:32His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent president, is the latest head-spinning development
00:38for one of Asia's most vibrant democracies, even though the country has a history of prosecuting
00:43and imprisoning former leaders.
00:45A defiant Yoon said he submitted himself for questioning to avoid any violence after more
00:51than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence to arrest him from the early hours
00:56on Wednesday.
00:58Yoon was seen arriving in his motorcade at the offices of the Anti-Corruption Agency,
01:02heading the probe on Wednesday morning.
01:05Authorities now have 48 hours to question Yoon, after which they must seek a warrant
01:09to detain him for up to 20 days or release him.

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