South Korea's impeached president arrested after police scale walls
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In custody Yoon Suk Yeol defended his decision to impose martial law last month. Also: dozens of bodies have been pulled from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, and how to stay motivated and not give up on your New Year's resolutions.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Alex Ritson and at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 15th of January, these are our main stories. |
| 0:12.1 | The impeached South Korean president is in custody, but not cooperating. |
| 0:16.7 | We bring you the latest. |
| 0:18.1 | Dozens of bodies have been pulled from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. |
| 0:22.7 | And there's emergency blackouts in Ukraine after a huge Russian missile attack. |
| 0:29.6 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:31.6 | Examples on the extreme could be Mike Tyson, the boxer we all know, |
| 0:35.7 | who has a BMI of 32. |
| 0:38.9 | He's anything but obese. Why it might be important to change how we diagnose obesity. |
| 0:47.0 | We start in Seoul. |
| 0:52.9 | That was the scene earlier outside the office where South Korea's impeached President Yun Suu Kiyol was being questioned after he was finally arrested, |
| 1:01.9 | after a six-hour standoff over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month. |
| 1:09.3 | Mr. Yun's supporters chanted and waved flags as, inside, anti-corruption investigators quizzed him on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. |
| 1:19.1 | He's now being held in a detention centre. |
| 1:21.8 | Just before his arrest, Mr. Yun recorded this defiant message. |
| 1:27.6 | Today, upon witnessing these individuals invading the security zone using firefighting |
| 1:33.3 | equipment, I decided to comply with the corruption investigation officer's request for a voluntary |
| 1:39.2 | appearance, despite it being an illegal investigation in order to prevent any unfortunate and violent incidents. |
| 1:50.0 | However, I do not acknowledge the legitimacy of this investigation. As the President, who is sworn to uphold the Constitution and the legal system of the Republic of Korea. My compliance with such |
| 2:02.2 | illegal and invalid procedures does not signify my acceptance of them. It is solely a measure to |
| 2:08.2 | prevent any unfortunate bloodshed. Earlier, investigators had forced their way into the presidential |
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