South Korea’s opposition says delay of Yoon impeachment ruling is irresponsible
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party on Monday urged the country’s Constitutional Court to swiftly rule on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, saying keeping the country waiting is “irresponsible” and deepening social division. As the eight-member court continued deliberations well into the third week, political tensions have surged between those who demand […]
South Korea prosecutors to pursue Yoon’s conviction despite jail release
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors’ office said on Monday. Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said he respected the weekend court ruling but did not agree with its […]
South Korea’s President Yoon free, trials continue after court quashes detention
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant on insurrection charges. Yoon, 64, remains suspended from his duties, and his criminal and impeachment trials continue over his short-lived imposition […]
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 […]
“It starts now”: South Korea’s President Yoon defiant as police closed in
Seoul, South Korea Reuters As 3,000 riot police swarmed his hillside villa on Wednesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol huddled with party loyalists, telling them that people were increasingly realising the country’s legal system had been hijacked by leftist forces. “People are now seeing how serious the situation is,” the impeached President told the […]
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 […]