South Korea’s embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men
Seoul, South Korea 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. Park Byeong-heon, 25, was a crowd favourite at a pro-Yoon rally on Sunday, cheered on as he gave a 10-minute speech in English aimed at foreign media, […]
South Korea’s impeached leader Yoon hunkers down in Seoul’s ‘Beverly Hills’
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Behind rows of barbed wire and a small army of personal security, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his sprawling hillside villa with his wife, dogs and cats on Tuesday as investigators planned his arrest. Since parliament voted to impeach and suspend him last month over […]
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 […]
South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections following fatal crash
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s transport ministry has extended special inspections of all 101 of the Boeing 737-800 jets run by the country’s airlines by a week, after the worst aviation disaster on the country’s soil, a ministry official said on Friday. The ministry launched the inspections following Sunday’s crash of a Boeing 737-800 […]
Updated: South Korea authorities in standoff in bid to arrest President Yoon
Updated: 3:40pm (AEST) Seoul, South Korea Reuters Authorities entered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk’s compound on Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside. It was unclear whether the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which has previously blocked access by investigators with […]
South Korea’s Choi orders immediate action on aircraft inspection as crash probe ramps up
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any issues as authorities ramp up a probe into Sunday’s deadly air crash. The conversion of data from the Jeju Air 7C2216 cockpit […]
South Korea’s presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Senior aides to South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok’s approval of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon’s fate. Yoon’s chief of staff, policy chief, national security adviser […]
Empty desks and tears mark five colleagues killed in South Korean plane crash
Muan County, South Korea Reuters Empty desks and a calendar marking days off after Christmas sit in a South Korean office where five co-workers once planned a holiday to Thailand which ended in tragedy on Sunday when their return Jeju Air flight crashed. The five female colleagues, who flew to Bangkok to celebrate promotions, were […]