PHOTOS: First-ever arrest of a sitting president

By CHO BOHEE Posted : January 16, 2025, 10:57 Updated : January 16, 2025, 14:26
SEOUL, January 16 (AJP) - President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of being responsible for the December 3 martial law incident, was arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Thursday. After approximately 11 hours of questioning, he was detained at the Seoul Detention Center at around 9:50 p.m.
 
내란 우두머리 혐의로 고위공직자범죄수사처에 체포돼 첫날 조사를 마친 윤석열 대통령이 15일 오후 경기 의왕시 서울구치소로 향하고 있다 YONHAP
President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on charges of leading a rebellion, heads to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, after completing his first day of questioning on Jan. 15, 2025. YONHAP
 
내란 우두머리 혐의로 고위공직자범죄수사처에 체포돼 첫날 조사를 마친 윤석열 대통령이 15일 오후 경기 의왕시 서울구치소로 향하고 있다 YONHAP
President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on charges of leading a rebellion, heads to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, after completing his first day of questioning on Jan. 15, 2025. YONHAP
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