60-Year-Old Man Burns Himself Near President Yoon's Location Investigation Office Examined

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - A man set himself on fire near South Korea's corruption investigation office, where the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is being interrogated on charges of rebellion.

The man in his 60s suffered severe burns and was unconscious after the incident that occurred around 8 pm local time, Wednesday, January 15.

Yonhap news agency, quoted by Reuters, previously reported the man was dead.

Dozens of people protesting against Yoon's arrest, in connection with his surprising decision to declare martial law on December 3 which plunged the country into political turmoil, still gathering outside the office at the time of the incident.