South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader. Protesters supporting and opposing the embattled Yoon bra...
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators asked for more time to enforce a warrant. The former star prosecutor has defiantly r...
South Korea South Korea calls off bid to arrest impeached president after standoff with security BYHailey Jo, Claire Lee and AFP January 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM GMT+8 Updated January 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM GMT+8Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near ...
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators asked for more time to enforce a warrant.The former star prosecutor has defiantly refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month...
South Korea protesters clash with police The impeached President Yoon was last known to leave his residence on 12 December, as he continues to avoid authorities. Share This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Technical details : This video is currently unav...
South Korea is reeling from a political and legal crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief declaration of martial law Dec. 3. The controversial move, which was rescinded by the National Assembly just hours lat...
South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Yoon's arrest could mark the beginning of an ...
Under South Korea's constitution, if a sitting president is accused of insurrection, the police have the authority to arrest him while he is still in office. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Se...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities tried and failed Friday to carry out an unprecedented arrest warrant for PresidentYoon Suk Yeolover hisbotched attempt to declare martial lawin a dramatic standoff at the presidential residence where Yoon has been stayingsince he was impeac...
If arrested, Yoon will be the first incumbent South Korean president to be detained. Yoon unleashed an acute political crisis inSouth Koreawith his failed effort to impose martial law. He was impeached by parliament last month, but the move has to be approved by the country’s constitutional...