South Korea: Anti-corruption agency asks police to take over …
8 hours ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its investigators failed to bring him to custody following a standoff with the presidential security service last week.. The agency and police confirmed the discussion on Monday, hours before the one-week warrant for Yoon’s detention ...
South Korea: Protesters brave cold to demand President Yoon's …
1 day ago · Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to …
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 martial ...
South Korean president defies arrest in tense standoff
The main opposition Democratic Party criticized the actions of the presidential security detail and said Choi Sang-mok, South Korea’s second acting president since Yoon’s impeachment on Dec ...
South Korean investigators attempt to detain impeached President Yoon …
4 days ago · Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lie down on the ground as Yoon faces potential arrest after a court on Tuesday approved a warrant for his arrest, near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 2, …
South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain President Yoon …
3 days ago · South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the ...
South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at …
2 days ago · But Mr. Yoon’s tactic of stoking political divides to avoid his legal trouble reflected poorly on South Korea, said Ahn Byong-jin, a professor of political science at Kyung Hee University in Seoul.
South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President …
3 days ago · South Korea’s investors were undisturbed by the events at President Yoon’s compound. The benchmark Kospi index held steadily higher all day, closing up 1.8 percent. Jan. 3, 2025, 2:11 a.m. ET
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached by parliament ... - CBS News
Dec 15, 2024 · South Korea's parliament on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, a move that ended days of political paralysis but set up an...
South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to arrest ... - ABC News
1 day ago · With the arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the country's anti-corruption agency has asked police to step in detain the embattled leader ...