Yoon Suk Yeol Arrested The Second Time Around

Following investigators' failed arrest attempt on January 03, the security service of South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol fortified his presidential residence using barbed wire and buses as barricades. 

 

The second operation to detain Yoon began in the early hours of today, with authorities deploying more than 1,000 personnel and sealing off streets around the compound. 

 

An unarmed team of investigators from the CIO and police officers tried to enter the residential compound but were blocked by unidentified personnel at the entrance gate, according to witness accounts.

 

TV footage then showed about 20 personnel armed with wire cutters and ladders bypassing the parked buses by climbing over them and cutting through barbed wire. Investigators also attempted to enter the residence via an alternative mountain hiking trail, according to Yonhap News TV.

 

Thereafter, without much fanfare, Yoon (right) was placed under arrest. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) are expected to question the embattled president on charges of insurrection and abuse of power, stemming from his controversial martial law decree last month. 

 

Investigators can now hold Yoon for up to 48 hours. He may be questioned, but has the right to remain silent. Yoon, who has decried the arrest as illegal, is likely to exercise this right. 

 

During this 48 hours, investigators may also request a detention warrant, which would allow Yoon to be detained and questioned for up to 20 days. This warrant has to be approved by the court. Should the court refuse to issue another warrant, Yoon will be released. 

 

In the case of a detention warrant, Yoon can be detained for up to 20 days before being brought to trial. Once indicted, prosecutors may request that Yoon be tried under detention, which can last up to 6 months.

 

Interestingly, Yoon and his aides are framing it as a voluntarily appearance for questioning. Whichever way you look at it, this is a remarkable day in South Korean politics. For the first time in the country’s history, a sitting president has been arrested. 

 

This, however, doesn’t end the crisis. Rather, it is just another phase in this unfolding political drama.

 

Over in Scotland, Dundee's 37-year-wait for a home victory against Celtic goes on after the latter snatched a point at the death in a pulsating 3-3 draw yesterday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The game had started well for the Scottish Premiership leaders, with ex-Dee favorite Luke McCowan opening the scoring on five minutes, heading in superbly from a Greg Taylor cross.

 

The Dark Blues equalised in the forty-first minute, only for Yang Hyun-jun to nod the Glasgow side back in front in the 53rd minute after Dee goalkeeper parried Kyogo Furuhashi's dangerous cross towards the back post.

 

But Yang's header quickly got cancelled out by an own goal from Cameron Carter-Vickers barely a minute afterward. And then a moment of misfortune for Dundee, when their midfielder was penalised for handball in stoppage-time, and which allowed Arne Engels to step up and convert from the spot, ensuring both teams shared the spoils. 

 

This match marked the third instance in a month where Celtic dropped vital points, although they maintain a comfortable 16-point gap ahead of Rangers, who are set to face Aberdeen on Wednesday.