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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: South Korean President Arrested Amid Dramatic Standoff
Caption: South Korean President Arrested Amid Dramatic Standoff. Yoon Suk Yeol has made history as South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested. Investigators detained the 64-year-old early Wednesday after weeks of tense standoffs with his security team. Yoon faces charges of insurrection over a failed martial law order from December that threw the country into turmoil. Previously impeached by parliament, his fate now rests with the Constitutional Court. Authorities deployed around 1,000 officers to breach barricades and barbed wire at his Seoul residence. The arrest followed a failed attempt earlier this month that ended in a six-hour standoff. Shortly before being taken into custody, Yoon released a video promising to cooperate while insisting the warrant was invalid. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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