South Korea’s President Yoon detained over short-lived martial …
1 day ago · South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday. He said he complied with the warrant after weeks of defiance over attempts to question him in the investigation over his imposition of martial law last month.
South Korean officials detain impeached President Yoon after …
23 hours ago · Yoon, who was impeached last month after his short-lived martial law order plunged South Korea, a key U.S. ally, into political chaos, is South Korea’s first president to be arrested in office.
South Korea’s President Yoon arrested: What happened and …
10 hours ago · Yoon faces the death penalty or life in prison if found guilty of insurrection. In a parallel investigation, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday launched a trial to rule on parliament’s ...
South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial …
12 hours ago · The first attempt to detain Yoon by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and police on Jan. 3 ended in a failure after a five-hour standoff with the president's ...
Yoon Suk Yeol - Wikipedia
Yoon Suk Yeol [b] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who has served as the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over …
1 day ago · Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be held by criminal investigators, ending a long standoff after he imposed martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young and Victoria Kim Choe ...
South Korea's Yoon Arrested: What's Next, What Happens to …
20 hours ago · Yoon has been stripped of his presidential powers and awaits a verdict on whether he will be removed from office. The legal perils of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escalated on Jan. 15 when ...
A look at the events that led up to the detention of South Korean ...
16 hours ago · Jan. 3. Scuffles occur on Jan. 3 when dozens of investigators were stopped from entering Yoon’s compound by presidential security forces, military personnel and vehicle barricades.. Dec. 31. Seoul Western District Court issues a warrant to detain Yoon for questioning. Dec. 27. The National Assembly votes to impeach South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo over his unwillingness to fill ...
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's first sitting president to be ...
19 hours ago · Yoon denied any involvement by him or his wife with a shaman. When Yoon refused to fire top officials after a 2022 Halloween crowd crush killed 159 people, he was accused of protecting his "yes men".
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment trial …
2 days ago · South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence ...