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 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.
South Korea's impeached president resists arrest over martial law bid, vows to 'fight until end'
Yoon Suk Yeol has gone to ground but remained unrepentant as the crisis has rolled on, issuing a defiant message to his base days before an arrest warrant expires on Jan 6.
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
Seok Dong-hyeon, another lawyer advising Yoon, said Yoon viewed the attempts to arrest him as politically motivated and aimed at humiliating him by publicly displaying him in hand
Hundreds Rally For South Korea's Yoon As New Arrest Bid Beckons
Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his home on Wednesday in a bid to protect him as investigators prepared a fresh arrest attempt.
South Koreans hope for return to normality amid Yoon crisis
Although ordinary South Koreans told DW their daily lives have been largely unaffected by President Yoon Suk- yeol's impeachment drama, they are ready for the country to move on.South Korea's nightly news programs are dominated by the political tumult that has gripped the nation since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law early last month,
South Korea's embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men
By Joyce Zhou, Minwoo Park and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL (Reuters) -As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young conservative men.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...