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Impeached South Korean president’s lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.
Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence
The effort to detain Yoon came after a South Korean court issued an arrest and search warrant on Dec. 31 over his short-lived imposition of martial law, ABC News confirmed. Yoon has been suspended from his position since Dec. 14.
Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest
Protesters have thronged the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, where officials trying to arrest him were blocked by security guards.
South Korea's Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him on insurrection charges after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump
It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.
South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home
Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.
Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight
Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders.
Rival camps protest as South Korea president resists arrest
Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital Saturday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
Authorities re-issue arrest warrant for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
An arrest warrant has been re-issued for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials has not confirmed how long the warrant will remain valid.
South Korea seeks arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
In a dramatic escalation of South Korea’s ongoing political crisis, anti-corruption investigators have sought a renewed arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose controversial attempt to impose martial law last month plunged the nation into turmoil.
Supporters of South Korea’s embattled President Yoon continue rally outside his residence
The Seoul Western District Court granted the extension Tuesday night after the initial warrant expired Monday.
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so ...
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired missile into eastern sea
The launch event came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the ...
US expresses confidence in South Korea’s democracy as ally is roiled by constitutional crisis
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FirstUp: Deadline to arrest South Korea’s Yoon, France’s Sarkozy’s corruption trial and other big news today
Today is the deadline for the arrest warrant of South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol. Former French President ...