Bread, soup, soy milk: South Korean leader’s life in jail

Yoon Suk-yeol has been in the Seoul Detention Centre, a government-run jail south of Seoul, since Jan 15. - Reuters

SEOUL: As president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol lived in a luxurious hilltop mansion, threw parties and had a small army of personal guards.

These days, he is alone in a 9.9 sq m cell, eating simple food such as noodles and kimchi soup, and sleeping on the floor.