Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon’s detention
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Hundreds of supporters of South Korea’s arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside, an attack the country’s acting leader called “unimaginable”. Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested as he […]
South Korean court extends President Yoon’s detention, angering supporters
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, citing concern he could destroy evidence in a criminal probe into his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December. Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean President to be arrested as […]
Detained South Korea’s Yoon will not attend questioning, lawyer says
Updated: 3:30pm (AEDT) Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid. Yoon, the first sitting South Korean president to be […]
South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with what he called an illegal probe to avoid “bloodshed”. His arrest, the first ever for an incumbent president, is the latest head-spinning development for one of Asia’s […]
South Korean investigators make fresh push to arrest impeached President Yoon
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attempted to enter his residence on Wednesday morning in a new bid to arrest him over insurrection accusations related to his 3rd December martial law declaration. Video footage showed hundreds of police officers marching up the road leading to his hillside villa, […]
Trial of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon set to begin
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Arguments are due to begin in a South Korean court on Tuesday in a trial to decide the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached after his short-lived bid to impose martial law threw the country into the worst political chaos in decades. However, the Constitutional Court session is […]
South Korea’s Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, lawyer says
Seoul, South Korea Reuters 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. “So if the decision is ‘removal’, it cannot but be accepted,” Yoon’s lawyer […]
South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon’s arrest warrant
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader. The requests come after a failed attempt to serve the warrant […]
South Korea’s presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
Seoul, South Korea Reuters The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation. With a warrant for Yoon’s arrest on grounds of insurrection set to expire at […]
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six-hour stand-off inside Yoon’s compound in the heart of Seoul. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his 3rd December martial law bid that stunned South Korea and led […]