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South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has become the first sitting president to be arrested on suspicion of civil unrest in connection with the "emergency martial law" he declared in December last year. The Joint Investigation Headquarters attempted to execute an arrest warrant on the 3rd of this month, but gave up after being blocked by the Presidential Security Service. They re-started and secured his custody. What is President Yoon's aim in agreeing to be arrested this time, despite continuing his "siege" up to this point? What will happen to the investigation and Japan-Korea relations in the future? Makino Akihiro, a specialist reporter from the International News Department, will explain, including the outlook for the presidential election. https://www.asahi.com/articles/AST1H2... #YoonSeok-yeol #SouthKorea #emergencymartiallaw #arrest [a tie-up between theLetter and the Asahi Shimbun] Makino Akihiro, a specialist reporter for the Asahi Shimbun who has long covered security issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, the United States, and Japan, will cover and analyze various international issues. https://makino-asahi.theletter.jp/