South Korean authorities have arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces charges of insurrection following an attempt to impose martial law

Yoon is now at the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) – he said he agreed to the interrogation “even though it is an illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unsavoury bloodshed”

Authorities served the warrant after an hours-long standoff with his security staff and supporters, which saw investigators using ladders and wirecutters to enter Yoon’s residence

Yoon had been holed up for weeks – investigators tried to arrest him earlier this month but failed.

This marks the first time in South Korea’s history that a sitting president has been arrested

Yoon’s impeachment trial, which will decide if he is removed from office, started Tuesday but ended within four minutes because of his absence.

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