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South Korean investigative authorities arrested President Yoon Seok-yeol on suspicion of rebellion on the morning of the 15th. This is the first time in history that a sitting president has been arrested. FNN Seoul branch reporter Keisuke Yanagidani reports live from in front of the official residence in Seoul. A little after 10:30 a.m., a motorcade believed to be carrying President Yoon exited the entrance leading to the official residence. Meanwhile, even now that the president has left, protests from his supporters are still echoing around the official residence. A joint investigation headquarters consisting of the police and the High-ranking Criminal Investigation Agency, which obtained an arrest warrant for President Yoon on suspicion of rebellion, entered the official residence grounds on the morning of the 15th to execute the warrant. On January 3rd, the arrest attempt failed due to resistance from the Presidential Security Service, but on the 15th, there were no major clashes with the guards as feared, and investigators reached the vicinity of the official residence around 8:30 a.m. The Joint Investigation Headquarters then announced that President Yoon had been detained just after 10:30 a.m. This is the first time in history that a sitting president has been detained. An interrogation will take place after this, and the Joint Investigation Headquarters will request an arrest warrant within 48 hours. In the midst of this, President Yoon has just released a video message. President Yoon: All of the laws in this country have collapsed. He further maintained his fighting stance, saying, "It is truly deplorable to see how the procedures are being forcibly carried out with an invalid warrant. I will not accept an investigation by the High-Level Criminal Investigation Agency." FNN Prime Online https://www.fnn.jp/