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).

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Investigators detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Wednesday in their second attempt to take him into custody for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

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 ...

Jan 18, 2025 · If Yoon is arrested, investigators can extend his detention to 20 days, during which they will transfer the case to public prosecutors for indictment. ... Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Seo Dae-yeon/Yonhap via AP) Read More. 5 of 21 | Police officers stand guard as supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol try to enter the Seoul ...

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 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.

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.

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency on Friday left their office to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as a court granted the warrant this week over his failed bid to impose martial law in December.