South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol

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.
A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency.
Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court.
South Korean authorities arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.
South Korea begins impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s Constitutional Court convened its first hearing on Tuesday to determine whether suspended President, Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office following his controversial declaration of martial law last month.
'Complying with investigators to avoid bloodshed': Impeached South Korean President Yoon arrested
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by authorities following his declaration of martial law in December, which he claimed was to counter
South Korea Finally Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
Why did it take so long to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol?
Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, six weeks after he declared martial law
S. Korean court starts impeachment trial in president's absence
A screenshot captured from a video shows a scene at the first hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial in the South Korean constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2025. The South Korean constitutional court started the first hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on Tuesday. (Xinhua)
South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec.
N. Korea reports on impeachment trial against Yoon
North Korea's state media on Friday reported on President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for an investigation into his short-lived imposition of martial law and the accelerating impeachment trial against him.
South Korea's Yoon Avoids Fresh Questioning After Dramatic Arrest
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day ...
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Impeached South Korean President Yoon to avoid new questioning over martial law bid
Detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol would not take part in further questioning ... hold its second hearing in ...
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Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin
The impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol begins Tuesday ... has also sought to put pressure on police to avoid being involved in the arrest attempt, claiming ...
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Korean Conservatives Draw Parallels Between Fates of Trump and Their Imprisoned Standard-Bearer, Yoon Suk-yeol
The commonalities between President Trump and President Yoon are uncanny,’ says an influential Korean-American political ...
The hearing for the parliamentary investigation into an insurrection...Issuance of an order to accompany Yoon
Anchor] In the National Assembly, the first hearing of the Yoon Suk Yeol government's alleged "insurrection" is ...
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Pro-Yoon Rioters Attack Courthouse After New Arrest Warrant Against the President
In the wake of the court’s decision to extend the detention of Yoon Suk-yeol, his supporters used violence against the police ...
President, clad prison garb, placed in solitary confinement
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s prison life in the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, has gained public attention ...
President Yoon appears at the Constitutional Court...Ruling party 'Careful' and opposition party 'concerned'
Anchor] Politicians also watched the impeachment trial of the Constitutional Court, which was attended by President Yoon Suk ...