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.
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.
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 anti-corruption agency asks police to arrest impeached President Yoon
With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.
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.
South Korea Yoon's Lawyer Says President Will Not Attend First Impeachment Trial Hearing, Yonhap Reports
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of the trial to determine if he his removed from office or reinstated, Yonhap news agency quoted his lawyer as saying on Sunday.
South Korean investigators head to Seoul in bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'
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 ...
South Korean leader's security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon
The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, ...
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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 ...