South Korea court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon …
Jan 18, 2025 · South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. ... Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats ...
South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law ... - Associated Press News
5 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president denied Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.. Yoon Suk Yeol’s presence at the court was his first public appearance ...
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for ... - The New York Times
Jan 14, 2025 · The law placed a ban on all political activities and put news media under military control, though the National Assembly killed his martial law decree before Mr. Yoon could enforce such moves ...
South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial …
Jan 15, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol was apprehended for questioning over insurrection charges, a month and a half after he briefly imposed martial law. He is...
Thousands protest in South Korea as Yoon resists second arrest …
Jan 11, 2025 · Anti-Yoon protester and student Kim Min-ji, 25, told the AFP news agency that the police and the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) have failed to act decisively.
South Korea's Yoon, facing unprecedented arrest over martial law, …
SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol told supporters in a letter he will "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his...
South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon …
Dec 30, 2024 · A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare...
South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain President Yoon …
Jan 2, 2025 · South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the...
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law ...
Dec 31, 2024 · A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law in a historic first.
Martial law reversed in South Korea after president’s surprise
Dec 4, 2024 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that plunged Seoul into political uncertainty...