SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES AT CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION OFFICE – Authorities have 48 hours to question Yoon
South Korean authorities arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol on 15 January over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to avoid “bloodshed,” ending weeks of political standoff.
Yoon was seen arriving in a motorcade at the offices of the anti-corruption agency heading the probe on Wednesday morning.
Authorities now have 48 hours to question Yoon, after which they must seek a warrant to detain him for up to 20 days or release him.
His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent president, is the latest head-spinning development for one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies even though the country has a history of prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders.
