A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, makes its way out from his official residence following his arrest, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL: Investigators detained impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Wednesday (Jan 15) and were taking him away for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
A warrant to detain Yoon was executed at 10.33am, Yonhap news agency reported according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).
Live TV footage showed a convoy of vehicles presumably carrying Yoon leaving the presidential residence compound in central Seoul to head to the CIO office in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. - Bernama-Yonhap
