South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month.
Political crisis simmers in South Korea with President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed arrest
Amid economic fragility, public unrest is growing, with citizens split between calls for impeachment and support for Yoon’s presidency.
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea may face arrest on insurrection charges. An investigator is determined to break the security blockade around the presidential compound to arrest him. Yoon is under criminal investigation for a martial law bid and is facing a separate impeachment trial.
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol evades arrest after six-hour standoff
Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.
South Korea's Impeached Leader Yoon Hunkers Down in Seoul's 'Beverly Hills'
Yoon has been lying low at his official residence in Hannam-dong, an upscale district popular with business tycoons and celebrities known as Korea's Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, investigators seeking to question him on allegations of insurrection have struggled to execute a warrant for his arrest.
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 again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.
South Korea's Embattled Leader Yoon Finds Allies Among Young Conservative Men
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Yoon Suk Yeol Rejects Arrest Warrant, Vows to 'Fight to the End'
Thousands of Yoon's supporters have rallied near his residence, chanting slogans and blocking roads to resist attempts to ...
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster as detention deadline looms
Hundreds of South Koreans rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for ...
Confusion in joint probe ahead of 2nd attempt to detain Yoon Suk Yeol
CIO reverses decision, police vow to arrest bodyguards if they obstruct them Confusion persisted Monday within the joint ...
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South Korea's Political Turbulence: A Deep Dive into Yoon Suk Yeol's Standoff
The political standoff in South Korea escalates as impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in the presidential compound, ...
South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a letter to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, ...