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South Korean ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol has been arrested by the police from his residence on Wednesday. Yol is facing a criminal investigation for imposing martial law in the country on December 3.
Yol had imposed emergency in the country last month, which was overturned by the country’s Parliament. After this, a case was registered against Yun on charges of rebellion. An arrest warrant was issued against Yol at 10:30 am (local time) today, according to officials investigating the allegations against him.
According to Yonhap report, investigative agencies used a ladder to enter Yole’s house.
A large number of police were deployed outside Yol’s house.
Why did President Yole need to impose emergency?
There are a total of 300 seats in the Parliament of South Korea. In the elections held earlier this year, the public had given a huge mandate to the opposition party DPK. The ruling People Power got only 108 seats, while the opposition party DPK got 170 seats. Due to being in majority, the opposition DPK was interfering more in the functioning of the presidential government, and they were not able to work according to their agenda.
President Yole won the election in 2022 by a slim margin. After this his popularity started declining. His image was also affected due to his wife being involved in many controversies. At present the popularity of the President is around 17%, which is the lowest among all the Presidents of the country.
To deal with all this, the President imposed martial law. He accused the DPK of sympathizing with North Korea and engaging in anti-national activities.
