The impeached president of South Korea was arrested

Agencies – Seoul:

Authorities in South Korea have arrested ousted President Yoon Suk-yul over allegations of rebellion, and the embattled leader said he agreed to comply with what he called an illegal investigation to avoid “bloodshed.”

The agency said that his arrest, the first of its kind for a sitting South Korean president, is the latest stunning development in one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies even though the country has a history of prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders.

Since lawmakers voted to impeach him following his brief declaration of martial law on December 3, Yoon has been hiding out at his residence on the hill, guarded by a small army of personal security forces that prevented an earlier arrest attempt.