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South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, says lawyer
“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,” his lawyer said on Thursday (January 9, 2025).
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea may face arrest on insurrection charges. An investigator is determined to break the security blockade around the presidential compound to arrest him. Yoon is under criminal investigation for a martial law bid and is facing a separate impeachment trial.
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol evades arrest after six-hour standoff
Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree
South Korean investigators head to Seoul in bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
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 martial law nearly a month ago.
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 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 Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law declaration.
Impeached South Korean president's lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern Wednesday over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
South Korean Standoff Over Yoon’s Arrest Risks Violent Turn
South Korea’s impeached leader is barricaded in his Seoul residence, protected by a blockade of buses, barbed wire, crowds of supporters and his own armed security guards. The question now is whether investigators can arrest him without a violent confrontation.
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.
Yoon Suk Yeol is holed up to avoid arrest after being impeached, supported by shamans and conspiracy theorists
South Koreans fearing the communist "wind from the north" back impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, but he looks to shamans and mysticism to guide him into and through office.
Yoon Suk Yeol Rejects Arrest Warrant, Vows to 'Fight to the End'
Thousands of Yoon's supporters have rallied near his residence, chanting slogans and blocking roads to resist attempts to ...
South Korea's anti-corruption agency delegates arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol to police
Dozens of anti-corruption agency investigators and assisting police officers attempted to detain the impeached president on ...
South Korea: Thousands brave freezing weather in Seoul to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol
A warrant has been issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest - but he's currently avoiding detention by remaining holed up ...
Photos show S.Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol meeting Elon Musk in 2023, not 'after martial law'
Misinformation continued to surge online in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his botched ...
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S. Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol ignored cabinet objections before failed martial law bid
Yoon plunged the country into political chaos on December 3 with the bungled martial law declaration and has since holed up ...