South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning
apnews.com
Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound in their second attempt to detain him.

Summary

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained following a large-scale law enforcement operation at his presidential residence.

Yoon, who declared martial law on Dec. 3 to counter an “anti-state” opposition, had defied multiple summons for questioning.

Law enforcement overcame barricades and resistance from Yoon’s security service, detaining him under accusations of rebellion.

The liberal opposition supports his arrest, while Yoon’s party calls it unlawful.

Yoon’s impeachment awaits a Constitutional Court ruling, which will decide whether he is formally removed or reinstated.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    212·
    21 hours ago

    my brother in christ my profile picture is the washigton capitol building. i’m straight up not having a healthy democracy right now

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      127·
      17 hours ago

      Compared to Korea it’s doing fine. Jesus you people act like trump is literal Hitler. He didn’t declare martial law and send the f’ing army to block Congress.

      • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        4 hours ago

        Last time he was president he had people disappeared into unmarked rental vans. This time will be even worse.

      • prongs@lemm.eeEnglish
        12·
        12 hours ago

        You’re right, he’s only a convicted felon.

        All systems have anomalies. A healthy system addresses the anomaly per the rules of the system. An unhealthy system breaks to accommodate the anomaly.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          7 hours ago

          All systems have anomalies. A healthy system addresses the anomaly per the rules of the system. An unhealthy system breaks to accommodate the anomaly.

          True - I’ll grant that. But the size of the anomalies in this case are very different as well. Yes Trump should absolutely be held accountable and it’s a crime that he hasn’t been. That said his crime wasn’t on the same scale (yet - he still has a second term) as Yoon. This guy declared martial law because he didn’t like the laws the legislature was passing. That’s fucked up on a level Trump hasn’t achieved yet.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        21·
        10 hours ago

        so let me get this straight. you think it’s bad to hold someone who attempts a coup accountable because… they’re not currently running death camps but they have expressed plans to do so in the future? you think it’s better to just not hold people accountable for their actions?

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          22·
          7 hours ago

          so let me get this straight. you think it’s bad to hold someone who attempts a coup accountable

          What? Whose ass did you pull that out of??? What a ridiculously stupid thing to assume. 🤦‍♂️