Living next to North korea, south Koreans must be less susceptible to propaganda than americans and value living in a democracy, not a dictatorship. Americans take it for granted.
Actually it's probably less to do with North Korea being nearby and more to do with them actually having been a dictatorship up until 1988 — so a South Korea without democracy is still within living memory and therefore the threat of "going back" is enough to provoke decisive action
Gonna go ahead and guess this is a mistranslation referring to the arrest itself being performed (e.g. executing an arrest warrant), but it definitely made my eyes widen for a sec.
The CIO now has 48 hours to interrogate Yoon. After this period, they must either release him or request his detention. It is highly likely that Yoon will be detained for further investigation. All the other key participants in the insurrection have already been taken into custody.
The second-in-command of the Presidential Security Service, who had been protecting Yoon until the end, has been arrested and is now being transported.
Reports are emerging that Yoon’s arrest has not yet been finalized, adding to the confusion. It is unclear what is happening inside the residence, but it seems it will take a bit more time. However, the eventual outcome—Yoon’s arrest—appears inevitable.
I recently watched "12.12: The Day" movie on Prime about the 1979 coup d'etat in South Korea on December 12 and didn't realize it was based on true events until the end. South Korea has had some crazy politics these last bunch of decades.
According to a briefing from the CIO, they are “in coordination with Yoon regarding the arrest.” It is unclear what exactly this means, but they report that there have been no major clashes so far.
I heard he's haggling through his lawyers: he wants to say he's coming voluntarily for questioning; the police aren't having it, they have the warrant and they're there to place him under arrest.
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No he's not.
Best cliff hanger 🧵 of this 24 hr period.