South Korea: Supporters riot after court orders arrest of president ...
3 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.. Yoon was formally arrested early on …
Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol - Wikipedia
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 ...
Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail - The …
4 days ago · Mr. Yoon, 64, has been in the Seoul Detention Center, a government-run jail south of Seoul, since Wednesday, when he became the first sitting president in South Korean history to be detained...
A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean ...
Jan 15, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested on Sunday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his presidential compound in Seoul. Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of a prolonged period in custody, lasting months or longer, as he faces the ...
Impeached South Korean President Yoon arrested as his …
4 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. Yoon’s arrest ...
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during
1 day ago · Seoul, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to ...
Yoon Suk-Yeol | Facts, History, Family, Impeachment, & Presidency ...
3 days ago · Yoon Suk-Yeol (born December 18, 1960, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president (2022–24) of South Korea. On December 3, 2024, he declared martial law, ostensibly to combat “pro-North Korean” elements in the government, but he reversed himself just hours later.
Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korean president arrested by anti …
Jan 14, 2025 · Yoon’s lawyers have since taken legal action against the warrant, filing for a review of the legality of the warrant in a Seoul court, according to the president’s friend and ally Seok Dong-hyun.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment trial …
Jan 13, 2025 · President Yoon Suk Yeol has holded up at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, in Seoul, South Korea, pictured on January 9, 2025. Chris Jung/NURPHO/AP
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon ...
Jan 15, 2025 · Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by South Korean police at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed. The detention comes weeks after investigators first attempted to arrest the embattled politician over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December.