Arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is just the start of a complex legal saga

A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) following his arrest, in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves for Seoul Detention Centre at the CIO, on Jan 15.

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SEOUL – Things came full circle when South Korea’s anti-graft agency finally succeeded on its second attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan 15.

There is no love lost between the two.

Arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is just the start of a complex legal saga

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