1 day ago · SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Indicted over charges of leading an insurrection in December, President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his decision to declare martial law in a meeting with his legal representatives on Tuesday. Seok Dong-hyeon, one of Yoon's lawyers, told reporters that Yoon wondered aloud how ...

3 days ago · SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec ...

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Investigators detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Wednesday and were taking him away for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law. A warrant to detain Yoon was executed at 10:33 a.m., according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).

Beginning on 3 January 2025, South Korean authorities attempted to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea.Yoon had confined himself at his official presidential residence since his impeachment on 14 December 2024. The arrest warrant, granted on 31 December 2024 by the Seoul Western District Court, stemmed from investigations into Yoon's martial law declaration on 3 December 2024 ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Investigators have been granted 20 days to bring Yoon to trial over his short-lived martial law decree. ... Yoon's lawyer, Yun Gap-geun, told the Yonhap News Agency that the president would refuse ...

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest.

Jan 14, 2025 · Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities.

Dec 31, 2024 · A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

Jan 2, 2025 · Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his Dec. 3 martial law bid that stunned South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president.

3 days ago · South Korean prosecutors charged President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt last month to place the country under martial law, Yonhap News Agency said, forcing the impeached leader to remain ...