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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea's President Yoon arrested after standoff – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for briefly imposing martial law in December. The former prosecutor could face life in jail or even the death penalty if found guilty.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea: What comes next after Yoon's arrest? – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The embattled South Korean president is expected to put up a fight in what he has called an "illegal" investigation over charges he tried to lead an insurrection.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested as agencies probe his short-lived martial law decree (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president, following a failed attempt on Jan. 3.

  4. NPR

    South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained over martial law declaration (opens NPR)

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    South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for questioning by police over insurrection charges

  5. Al Jazeera

    South Korea’s President Yoon arrested over martial law attempt (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Investigators used ladders to climb into President Yoon Suk-yeol’s home after he failed to appear at impeachment trial.

  6. Salon

    South Korea's right-wing president arrested over attempt to impose military rule (opens Salon)

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    About a thousand police officers helped detain South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday

  7. CBS News

    Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration (opens CBS News)

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    South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea: Impeached President Yoon arrested – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for briefly imposing martial law in December. The former prosecutor could face life in jail or even the death penalty if found guilty.

  9. The Guardian

    Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol in South Korea: why has it taken so long and what happens next? (opens The Guardian)

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    Suspended president faces charges of inciting insurrection – legally separate from impeachment proceedings but likewise resulting from grab for martial law

  10. Fox News

    South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested: report (opens Fox News)

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    Disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested over insurrection charges stemming from last month's shocking martial law declaration.

  11. Bloomberg

    All About South Korean President Yoon’s Legal Perils After His Arrest (opens Bloomberg)

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    The legal perils of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escalated on Jan. 15 when investigators arrested him for questioning over his short-lived martial law declaration. The country’s parliament had already impeached him on Dec. 14 after lawmakers judged his declaration violated the constitution.

  12. Al Jazeera

    South Korea’s president arrested: what happened? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested on insurrection charges for martial law attempt.

  13. Insider

    South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested (opens Insider)

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    This was the South Korean authorities' second attempt to arrest Yoon.

  14. WTHR Indianapolis

    South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Yoon has justified his declaration of martial law Dec. 3 as a legitimate act of governance against the liberals leading parliament who've thwarted his agenda.

  15. Time

    South Korea Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection (opens Time)

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    Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

  16. New York Post

    Impeached South Korean president arrested after hundreds of law enforcement officers arrive at compound (opens New York Post)

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    Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

  17. Al Jazeera

    South Korea’s President Yoon arrested: What happened and what’s next (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hundreds of officers push past Yoon’s small army of personal security to take the impeached leader into custody.

  18. The Week

    South Korea arrests impeached president (opens The Week)

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    Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history

  19. Local News 8

    South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown (opens Local News 8)

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    By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Simone McCarthy, Lex Harvey and Max Saltman, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the e…

  20. Digital Journal

    S. Korea's Yoon: from rising star to historic arrest (opens Digital Journal)

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    South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the country's first-ever sitting president to be arrested.

  21. Digital Journal

    South Korea's Yoon to avoid fresh questioning after dramatic arrest (opens Digital Journal)

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    South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faced renewed questioning Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over a failed martial law declaration,

  22. Digital Journal

    South Korea's president arrest: what happens next? (opens Digital Journal)

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    Impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol made history this week as the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff. But

  23. Daily Journal

    What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators push for his arrest? (opens Daily Journal)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday were seeking to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.

  24. Green Field Reporter

    What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators push for his arrest? - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday were seeking to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.

  25. WTOP Washington DC

    South Korean investigators request court warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators request court warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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