South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean police question presidential security chief as rift over detaining president deepens
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Security Chief Faces Scrutiny Amidst Presidential Detainment Clash
South Korean police and the Corruption Investigation Office plan a second attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over rebellion allegations. The presidential security, led by Park Jong-joon,
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 Korean Presidential Security Chief to Appear for Questioning by Police on Friday
South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked by his security staff in a six-hour standoff last week.
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.
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 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,
S. Korea Presidential Security Chief Says Must Be 'No Bloodshed' Over Yoon Arrest
South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if investigators try again to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even ...
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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 ...
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 lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon’s lawyers warn detention may spark ‘civil war’
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President ...