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Investigators Detain Yoon over Martial Law Declaration


A convoy of cars presumably carrying President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the presidential residence in Seoul to head to the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Jan. 15, 2025. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)

A convoy of cars presumably carrying President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the presidential residence in Seoul to head to the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Jan. 15, 2025. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire)Investigators detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Wednesday and were taking him away for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

A warrant to detain Yoon was executed at 10:33 a.m., 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.

(Yonhap)

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