South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid
- Posted on January 15, 2025
- By Le Monde
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South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid
Yoon Suk Yeol can only be held for up to 48 hours on the existing warrant. A first attempt on January 3 to arrest Yoon had failed after a tense hours-long standoff with members of his official Presidential Security Service (PSS), who refused to budge when investigators tried to execute their warrant.