Police officers stand at a barricade with supporters of Yoon as authorities try to detain him near his residence on Jan. 15. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
Revelation 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his presidential residence on Wednesday morning local time following an hours-long standoff, images from the scene show.
- It’s the first time an incumbent president has been detained in South Korea and marks the second attempt by anti-corruption investigators to arrest him for questioning related to his brief martial law declaration last month that triggered protests and shocked allies.
- Yoon’s many guards and supporters prevented the last attempt earlier this month.
- South Korean police are investigating Yoon for possible insurrection in connection with his declaration that saw him impeached and suspended from presidential duties.
- He has via lawyers denied the allegations and maintains he took the emergency action to counter “pro-North Korean” elements in the country.
- Yoon could face life in prison or the death penalty if he were charged and convicted of the offenses he’s accused of as presidential immunity doesn’t extend to insurrection or treason in South Korea.
- Go deeper: South Korean president hit with travel ban after martial law mayhem
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