South Korea’s impeached president detained in martial law investigation
In a statement before his detention, the president said the ‘rule of law has completely collapsed in this country’.
South Korean authorities arrive at residence of impeached president for 2nd attempt to detain him
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police are jointly investigating whether Yoon’s brief martial law declaration on Dec. 3 amounted to an attempted rebellion.
South Korea’s President Is Detained for Questioning
More forces are expected to join the operation to take Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning after the last attempt was foiled by his large security team.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained for questioning over martial law decision
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by police Wednesday, marking an historic first for a sitting leader of the country, the state news agency Yonhap reported. Investigators detained the impeached president at his residence for questioning related to his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.
South Korea investigators breach presidential residence in fresh bid to arrest President Yoon
Almost two weeks after South Korean investigators failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for attempting to impose martial law, a new bid to execute the warrant against Yoon on Wednesday
Battling huge crowds, scaling walls… How South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol was finally arrested
Authorities in South Korea arrested impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday from the presidential compound. The detention was nothing short of dramatic — officials had to cut barbed wire, scale walls and fight off supporters.
South Korean police detain impeached president
SEOUL - South Korean authorities detained President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday morning, after he surrendered to “avoid bloodshed” following a dramatic predawn police raid on his official residence.
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 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 Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the resident
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 ...
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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 ...
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Police aim to undermine Presidential Security Service's defense of Yoon
The police appear to try to weaken the leadership of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which has been resolutely ...