What to know about the attempts to arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound as investigators try to figure out how to detain him.
Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence
The effort to detain Yoon came after a South Korean court issued an arrest and search warrant on Dec. 31 over his short-lived imposition of martial law, ABC News confirmed. Yoon has been suspended from his position since Dec. 14.
Impeached South Korean president’s lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
South Korean corruption investigators move to arrest impeached president
South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, CIO said on Monday it has requested the defense ministry and the presidential security service to cooperate ahead of the second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Arrest warrant issued for impeached South Korean president as political crisis deepens
A South Korean court approved arrest warrants on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence amid a criminal investigation into his martial law decree.
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached president after hours-long standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump
It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.
South Korean Authorities Seek Arrest Warrant for Impeached President
Authorities in South Korea have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, citing an investigation into whether his brief declaration of martial law on December 3 constituted an act of rebellion.
South Korean anti-corruption agency and police debate tougher measures to detain impeached president
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for Yoon’s detention, according to police.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon continue to pledge to protect him
Hundreds of supporters gathered once again outside the president's official residence, pledging to protect him from South Korea's national anti-corruption agency. About 150 anti-corruption agency investigators and police officers tried to detain Yoon on Friday but retreated after a tense standoff with the presidential security service that lasted over five hours.
Protesters gather at impeached South Korean president's residence, as arrest warrant nears expiration
Thousands of South Korean citizens were gathering on Sunday near impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence a day before ...
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Standoff in South Korea Raises the Specter of Bloody Clashes No Doubt Welcomed by Kim Jong-un in North Korea
The danger of violence begins with the security service defending the president — and extends to firebrands confronting one ...