A court-ordered arrest could lead to an extended custody for Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces both criminal charges and a Constitutional Court ruling that will determine whether he is dismissed or
Embattled president had been holed up for weeks while vowing to 'fight to the end' against the efforts to oust him.
SEOUL - South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday held the second hearing for the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was arrested the previous day over his martial law imposition.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is reportedly in the hands of police and investigators after hourslong resistance at his presidential residence collapsed around daybreak Wednesday.
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon, S
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre.
Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and deployed troops around the National Assembly on Dec. 3, though it lasted only hours.
Storyline: South Korean police on Wednesday morning dispersed some of the supporters for the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, who tried to block investigators from entering the presidential residence.
Seoul, South Korea - January 15, 2025 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, suspended from office for briefly declaring martial law in December, was arrested Wednesday and agreed to leave his home, where he has been barricaded for weeks,