The Fact Of The Arrest Of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol: Guarded By Thousands Of Police To Speech

YOGYAKARTA South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested by local law enforcement officials. The arrests were made on Wednesday at 10.33 am local time. The arrest of the impeached South Korean president has drawn attention. This article will provide some facts about the arrest of South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol.

Please note, Yoon Suk-yeol is the president of South Korea who was elected in the presidential election in 2022. However, his position has been impeached. He was even arrested by the authorities on suspicion of an uprising. Here are the facts on Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest propeller.

The detention of Yoon by the authorities was previously carried out on January 3, 2025 in the city of Seoul. However, these efforts failed due to a barrier by the Presidential Security Service (PSS) assisted by the assisted military and from its supporters. Tensions even occurred for 6 hours.

The South Korean National Criminal Investigation Agency finally managed to arrest Yoon Suk-yeol after working for several hours. The arrest attempt was made by involving 3000 police officers, the Korea Times reported January 15.

On the outside of the presidential residence complex, Yoon's supporters gathered. Police estimate the crowd to reach around 6,500 people.

Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest was quite tough. The reason is that police officers have to deal with the Presidential Security Service (PSS). Investigators took several hours before finally managed to penetrate the barricades made by PSS at the presidential residence complex. The barcade is in the form of guards and buses. To get past the barricades, investigators made various efforts including climbing the bus with stairs.

The South Korean president, who was impeached by Yoon, gave a speech before being arrested. After recording his speech, Yoon finally conveyed it to the public. In his speech, Yoon conveyed several things, one of which highlighted that the investigation and warrant addressed to him were illegal.

"As a president who must defend the Constitution and the legal system, responding to the execution of an illegal and illegitimate warrant is not an acknowledgment of CIO's authority to investigate the case, but merely a desire to prevent clashes," Yoon said in a statement.

Despite being prevented, Yoon was finally willing to be questioned and taken to the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO). His willingness to be examined was carried out to avoid physical violence.

"When I saw them enter the security area using fire extinguishers today, I decided to respond to the CIO investigation even though it was an illegal investigation to prevent unpleasant bloodshed," Yoon said in a statement.

Those are some facts about the arrest of South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol. Visit VOI.id to get more interesting information.