Recently suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested early Wednesday by the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, ending a political standoff triggered by Yoon's short-lived decision to impose martial law last month.
Yoon, with the support of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, issued a decree late on Dec. 3 that suspended the National Assembly, banned all political activities, placed media and newspaper organizations under military control, and prohibited strikes and other activities that "incite social chaos." Armed troops were also sent to raid the headquarters of the National Election Commission, which Yoon claimed was involved in "election fraud."
