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For the first time in South Korea’s history, a sitting president faces arrest as a court approved warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Seoul Western District Court also authorized searches of his office and residence, intensifying the nation’s political crisis.

The warrants stem from a criminal investigation into Yoon’s controversial martial law decree earlier this month. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, in collaboration with police and military authorities, is leading the probe.

This development adds to the turmoil in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, a vital U.S. ally, already reeling from the deadly Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives on Sunday.