Out in droves: Police officers entering the compound of Yoon’s presidential residence in Seoul. — AFP
Impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation, saying he was only cooperating with what he called an illegal probe to avoid violence.
His arrest yesterday, the first ever for an incumbent South Korean president, is the latest head-spinning development for one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies even though the country has a history of prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders.
