Editorial

15:13 JST, January 16, 2025

South Korea has a repeated history of presidents being arrested after leaving office, but this is the first time a sitting president has been taken into custody. The impact on the nation and abroad is immeasurable.

A joint investigation team — including the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and the police — which is investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol on such charges as insurrection in connection with his declaration of martial law, executed a detainment warrant for the president.

Investigative authorities attempted to detain Yoon on Jan. 3, but they were blocked by personnel of the Presidential Security Service, which guards the presidential residence in Seoul. This time, Yoon offered to turn himself in, but the authorities refused it and decided to take him into........

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