Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken into custody on Wednesday, more than a month after his martial law declaration sent shockwaves through the country.
Yoon defied a previous arrest attempt as his security forces and thousands of his supporters stood between the police and his presidential compound in Seoul. In a second attempt to detain Yoon, more than 3,000 police officers were sent to the president’s compound and arrested him with “no significant physical clashes,” the Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking Officials (CIO) said, according to CNBC. The CIO added, “This time, there were no individuals or security staff actively obstructing the execution.”
Yoon was questioned by officials and sent to a detention center after his arrest, the Associated Press reported. Before his arrest, Yoon said in a recorded video that the “rule of law has…
