South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
South Korean president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol faces insurrection charges and an impeachment trial after trying to impose martial law last month.
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.
South Korean investigators seek to arrest president for leading insurrection
Investigators say Yoon Suk Yeol abused his power when he tried to impose martial law last month. He would become the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
South Korean impeached president's detention extended
A court in Seoul has extended the time South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be detained over his botched attempt to impose martial law in the country last month. Citing concerns Yoon could destroy evidence if released,
South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.
South Korea’s impeached president detained over martial law gambit
Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges after his effort to impose martial law last month, becomes the first South Korean president to be detained while in office.
South Korea’s president is arrested over a martial law declaration
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested Sunday, just days after being apprehended at his home in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment for declaring martial law last month.
South Korea's Yoon to attend impeachment trial for the first time
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea’s Arrested President to Appear at Impeachment Trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to make his first appearance at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, with security ramped up following the Capitol Hill-like rioting during his appearance at another court at the weekend.
'It Starts Now': South Korea's President Yoon Defiant as Police Closed In
FILE PHOTO: Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials leave the ...
Factbox-Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea's detained President Yoon
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul ...
Dumpling Soup, Dried Radish and Cabbage Kimchi: South Korean Leader’s Life in Jail
President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a ...
Yoon presents his side in South Korea court but investigators recommend ‘insurrection’ charge
Yoon is accused of conspiring to undermine South Korea’s constitutional order. Yoon argued that the martial law declaration ...
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his ...
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Political crisis hits South Korea growth: central bank
South Korea's economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, data showed Thursday, as it was hit by the fallout from ...