South Korean president behind bars: Yoon stays silent, still guarded by presidential security service

Yoon is widely expected to be allocated a room by himself at the Seoul Detention Centre. - Photo: Bloomberg

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first night behind bars at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, as the first sitting president in the country’s history to be put behind bars while under criminal investigation.

It was reported that he is being kept alone in a waiting room for suspects, a 19 sq m area where suspects are temporarily held.