An important US ally like South Korea would normally send officials to meet with members of the new US administration. But South Korea’s government is currently in crisis, with the country’s president sitting in a prison cell. Yoon Suk Yeol is being investigated on charges of insurrection. Over the weekend, hundreds of his supporters smashed their way into a court building in Seoul. Police restored order early Sunday morning, but not before making dozens of arrests. The World’s Matthew Bell has the latest from South Korea’s capital.
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