Yun was detained when several hundred anti-corruption investigators and police raided his residence. He became the first detained president in the history of South Korea.
Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Bureau and police arrived at his residence early in the morning. Some of them breached the fence to reach the main building.
This was the second attempt to detain Yuna. The first attempt on January 3 was unsuccessful, as an hours-long confrontation with members of the Presidential Guard Service broke out, which prevented the investigators from executing the arrest warrant.
Yun’s lawyer, Seok Dong-hyun, said Wednesday morning that the president had agreed to speak with investigators and had decided to leave the residence to prevent a “serious incident.”
“President Yun has decided to personally come to the Corruption Investigation Bureau today” and also make a speech, his lawyer announced on the social network “Facebook”. Investigators announced shortly after that Yun was taken into custody on an arrest warrant.
According to this warrant, Jun has been detained for up to 48 hours. Investigators will need to seek a new warrant to keep him in custody.
Yun is under investigation for possible rebellion related to the declaration of martial law. At the same time, his impeachment trial began on Tuesday, to which he was bound to appear.
On the evening of December 3, Yun surprised the country and the international community by declaring martial law for the first time since the 1980s and sending soldiers and helicopters to the parliament.
On the morning of December 4, the President lifted the martial law after all the members of the National Assembly present called on the President to lift it. Since December 14, the Parliament has removed Yuna from his position by way of impeachment.
Yun cited the role of the opposition, accusing it of sympathizing with North Korea, as a justification for imposing martial law. Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, a state of war has officially existed between South and North Korea, as the war ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
Yun’s removal from office must be approved by the Constitutional Court, which must make a decision in Yun’s case within 180 days. If the Constitutional Court approves Yun’s removal, new presidential elections will have to be held within two months.
Source: www.diena.lv
