Yoon, South Korea

South Korea: S Korean security forces meet to plan new Yoon arrest
South Korean police, anti-corruption representatives and the presidential security service met Tuesday to coordinate the execution of a new arrest attempt on suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol after the first failed in early January.
South Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon
Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound in their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of martial law
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
By Hyunjoo Jin and Jack Kim Seoul (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid,
South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
South Korea presidential security service chief resigns
South Korea's acting president Choi Sang Mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS). The PSS head, Park Jong Joon, submitted his resignation
South Korea’s impeached president detained over martial law gambit
Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges after his effort to impose martial law last month, becomes the first South Korean president to be detained while in office.
South Korea's Yoon: Embittered survivor becomes first sitting president arrested
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested when he finally backed down on Wednesday in a weeks-long standoff with authorities investigating him over alleged insurrection.
South Korean authorities arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.
South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.
South Korea Deployed 3,000 Cops in Dramatic Arrest of President Yoon
The impeached South Korean president's second attempt to avoid arrest failed as a huge number of police officers detained him at his residence.
Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration
South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.
South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts ...
South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea have entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk ...
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Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight
Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders, who ...
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South Korean president defies arrest in standoff with officials over martial law order
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities ... does not have authority over the police. The Presidential Security Service, which has also blocked investigators from searching Yoon’s ...
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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 ...