South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, six weeks after his short-lived try to impose martial regulation.
A motorcade of black SUVs was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence the place he had been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire and a small military of private safety.
Mr Yoon stated the “rule of law has completely collapsed” in a video message recorded earlier than he was escorted to the headquarters of an anti-corruption company.
He stated he was complying with the detention warrant to forestall clashes between police and the presidential safety service.
Mr Yoon’s attorneys had tried to influence investigators to not execute the arrest warrant, saying the president would voluntarily seem for questioning, however the company declined.
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Cops and members of the corruption investigation workplace exterior the president’s residence. Pic: Reuters
Police had been attempting to entry the president’s official workplace to detain him however had grow to be engaged in a standoff with Mr Yoon’s safety service.
Hours later lots of of officers made it onto the grounds of the property by utilizing ladders to climb over limitations.
Earlier police stated they’d deployed 3,200 officers to execute the arrest warrant.
One one who collapsed amid the standoff has been transported away from the scene by the fireplace division, native media stated.
The Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-Rating Officers and police are collectively investigating whether or not Mr Yoon’s martial regulation declaration on 3 December amounted to an tried riot.
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From 3 January: South Korea protesters conflict with police
Earlier within the day South Korean investigators arrested the appearing chief of the presidential safety service, Kim Sung-hoon, for blocking their preliminary try to arrest Mr Yoon earlier this month.
Mr Yoon’s presidential safety service prevented dozens of investigators from arresting him after a standoff lasted practically six hours on 3 January.
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How six hours of martial regulation unfolded in South Korea
What occurred on 3 December?
Mr Yoon declared martial regulation and deployed troops across the Nationwide Meeting at the start of final month.
It lasted solely hours earlier than politicians managed to get by means of the blockade and voted to elevate the measure.
His presidential powers have been suspended when the opposition-dominated meeting voted to question him on 14 December, accusing him of riot.
Mr Yoon has argued his declaration of martial regulation was a reputable act of governance, calling it a warning to the principle liberal opposition Democratic Social gathering, which he has described as “despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces”.
He claimed the celebration used its legislative majority to question high officers and undermine the federal government’s funds.
Over the previous two weeks, hundreds of anti- and pro-Yoon protesters have gathered every day in competing rallies close to his workplace in Seoul, in anticipation of his detention.
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