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	Podcast:		Newshour
	Episode:		South Korea's suspended president arrested over his attempt to impose martial law
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:47:29
	Publish Date:		2025-01-15 15:25:00
	Description:		South Korean investigators say the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, is refusing to answer questions under interrogation. He was arrested on Wednesday in relation to his short-lived imposition of martial law in early December. In a video message the president said he had agreed to appear before the investigators to prevent any bloodshed, though he described the investigation as illegal. We speak to a member of the opposition and to a prominent South Korean writer about the mood in the country. Also in the programme: an international panel of experts says we need to improve how we diagnose obesity to avoid over-diagnosis; firefighters in LA brace for new high winds; Is Space being privatised - and is that fair? And Kenya's only ice hockey team goes international. Photo: Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking officials following his arrest in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Credit: Soo-hyeon/ REUTERS
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