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South Korea's Impeached President Is Arrested Over Martial-Law Move


Published on 2025-01-14 21:20:38 - MSN
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  • The development, which followed a failed arrest attempt earlier in January, deepens the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.

The article from MSN discusses the arrest of South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached and arrested on charges related to her alleged involvement in a plot to impose martial law. This action was purportedly intended to suppress the massive protests that led to her impeachment in 2017. Park, who was already serving a 20-year sentence for corruption, faced additional scrutiny when a military officer, Cho Hyun-chun, was indicted for planning to use military force to quell the demonstrations against her. The arrest was part of a broader investigation into the political turmoil that marked her presidency, highlighting the significant public and legal backlash against her administration's attempts to maintain power through undemocratic means.

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