South Korean authorities have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection accusations related to his 3 December martial law declaration, investigators said.
Since politicians voted to stand him down after his short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December, Mr Yoon has been holed up at his hillside residence, guarded by a small army of personal security that blocked a previous arrest attempt.
His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent president, is the latest development for one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies even though the country has a history of prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders.
