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


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Published in Politics and Government on Tuesday, January 14th 2025 at 21:20 GMT by MSN   Print publication without navigation

  • 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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[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/south-korea-s-impeached-president-is-arrested-over-martial-law-move/ar-AA1xd6v9 ]

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