Impeached South Korean president’s lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
Impeached South Korean president threatens to arrest anyone trying to arrest him
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing imminent arrest but has declared he will not go willingly.
South Korea’s ousted president erects barbed wire barricade to stop arrest
Supporters and opponents brave heavy snow to rally at Yoon Suk Yeol’s home as Seoul court rejects his challenge to warrant
South Korean anti-corruption agency receives new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.
Blinken affirms US support for South Korea as impeached Yoon bunkers against arrest
Antony Blinken traveled to South Korea as an affirmation of continued support for the East Asian nation as it struggles to navigate a historic constitutional crisis.
Lawyer for South Korea's Yoon Says Impeached President in Official Residence
Yoon Kab-keun, one of the lawyers representing South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Thursday that Yoon was staying in his official residence. The lawyer made the comment in a briefing to reporters following recent speculation over the suspended president's whereabouts.
South Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea's impeached 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 embattled leader.
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month. The warrant expired on Monday at midnight (10 a.
South Korea's Impeached Leader Yoon Hunkers Down in Seoul's 'Beverly Hills'
Yoon has been lying low at his official residence in Hannam-dong, an upscale district popular with business tycoons and celebrities known as Korea's Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, investigators seeking to question him on allegations of insurrection have struggled to execute a warrant for his arrest.
South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, lawyer says
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament's impeachment case against him, even if it decides to remove the suspended leader from office,
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Rival parties leverage foreign remarks, narratives in Yoon impeachment battle
Rival parties have weaponized remarks by foreign officials and even rumors of foreign involvement in street protests in their ongoing battle over President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law ...
Who is Park Jong-joon, the head of PSS that stopped Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest?
South Korea’s political crisis reached a boiling point as Park Jong-joon, the chief of the Presidential Security Service, led a dramatic six-hour standoff to block investigators from arresting impeach ...
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand president’s ouster
SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for ...