A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean ...
Jan 15, 2025 · South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first …
4 days ago · South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
South Korea: Supporters riot after court orders arrest of president ...
Jan 19, 2025 · South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
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 ...
South Korean court extends President Yoon’s detention - CNN
Jan 19, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7.
Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail - The …
Jan 18, 2025 · 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...
Yoon Suk Yeol - Wikipedia
Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; [b] born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has been the 13th president of South Korea since 2022. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment trial …
Jan 13, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of...
South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon …
Dec 30, 2024 · A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare...
South Korean officials detain impeached President Yoon after …
Jan 14, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his botched declaration of martial law, weeks after a first attempt ended in a dramatic standoff ...