PHOTOS: First-ever arrest of a sitting president

By CHO BOHEE Posted : January 16, 2025, 10:57 Updated : January 16, 2025, 14:26
SEOUL, January 16 (AJP) - President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of being responsible for the December 3 martial law incident, was arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Thursday. After approximately 11 hours of questioning, he was detained at the Seoul Detention Center at around 9:50 p.m.
 
President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on charges of leading a rebellion, heads to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, after completing his first day of questioning on Jan. 15, 2025. YONHAP
 
President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on charges of leading a rebellion, heads to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, after completing his first day of questioning on Jan. 15, 2025. YONHAP

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