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South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol don become di kontri first sitting president to chop arrest.
Im arrest don end a week-long standoff between investigators and im personal security.
Yoon failed attempt to impose martial law bin throw di kontri into kasala and parliament impeach am. Dem dey investigate am on charges of insurrection.
Technically, na im still be di president as a constitutional court gatz decide weda im impeachment dey valid.
Investigators bin use ladders and wirecutters inside di freezing cold to get to Yoon, wey im Presidential Security Service (PSS) personnel bin erect barricades to prevent im arrest.
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Di 64-year-old leader say im agree to agree bifor di Corruption Investigation Office for high ranking officials (CIO) to avoid bloodshed.
For one three-minute video message, Yoon say im go comply wit di investigation against am even though im dey against am.
E don consistently maintain say di warrant for im arrest no dey legally valid.
Yoon say im witness how authorities “invade” im home security perimeter wit fire equipment.
“I decide to appear bifor di CIO, even though na illegal investigation, in order to prevent any unsavoury bloodshed,” e tok.
More dan 1,000 officers bin dey part of Wednesday dawn operation, wey mark di second time officers bin try to arrest am.
Di CIO wey dey investigate Yoon, previously attempt to arrest am on 3 January.
Dem bin obtain di warrant afta e ignore multiple summonses to appear for questioning.
Yoon People Power Party condemn im arrest as “illegal” and floor leader Kweon Seong-dong say Wednesday event dey “regretful”.
On di oda hand, di floor leader of di opposition Democratic Party, Park Chan-dae, say Yoon arrest show say “justice for South Korea dey alive”.
Dis arrest “na di first step toward restoring constitutional order, democracy and di rule of law,” e tok during one party meeting.
Na Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok dey currently lead di kontri as as acting president. E assume power afta di first acting president, Han Duck-soo, also chop impeachment by opposition majority parliament.
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