SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT ARRESTED AFTER DRAMATIC HOURS-LONG STANDOFF

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The incident you're referring to is likely the arrest of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye. However, it didn't involve a dramatic hours-long standoff. Instead, Park was arrested on March 31, 2017, after being impeached by the National Assembly on December 9, 2016.¹

Park's impeachment was the result of a corruption scandal involving her top aide, Choi Soon-sil. The scandal led to widespread protests and calls for Park's resignation. The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment on March 10, 2017, removing Park from office.

Park was subsequently arrested and charged with bribery, abuse of power, and coercion. In 2018, she was sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power. However, she was granted a special pardon and released from prison on December 31, 2021.

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