Yoon arrest

An effigy of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is covered in snow during a protest against him near his official residence on a snowy day in Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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What you need to know about the arrest of South Korea's Yoon

Yoon and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), which is probing his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3, are at odds over whether the CIO has the authority to...

Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials gather in front of the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities seek to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: Yonhap via REUTERS
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South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff