President Yoon Seok-youl, accused of leading a rebellion, has been detained... after 43 days of martial law.

Finally arrested 👍👍👍

On the morning of January 15, 2025, the joint investigation headquarters, composed of the Anti-Corruption Investigations Office for high-ranking public officials and the police, began executing the second arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol. Anti-corruption investigators and police personnel are passing through the main gate of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. 2025.1.15 / News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Oh Dae-il

(Seoul=News1) Nam Hae-in, Kim Jong-hoon, Lee Kang, Yoo Soo-yeon reporters = President Yoon Seok-youl, who is suspected of being the mastermind of the 12·3 martial law rebellion, has been arrested. This is 43 days after the martial law was declared.

At 10:33 a.m. on the 15th, investigators from the High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Agency (HOC) and the police entered the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and arrested President Yoon on charges of leading a rebellion.

After failing in the first attempt to execute the arrest warrant three days ago, it succeeded on the second attempt. During the first attempt, a total of 100 personnel, including 20 from the Anti-Corruption Agency and 80 police officers, were deployed to execute the arrest warrant at the residence. However, more than 200 security personnel and soldiers formed multiple layers of barricades, and the entrance to the residence was blocked by over ten buses and passenger cars, forcing them to turn back 200 meters from the residence.