South Korea, Yoon and Presidential Security Service

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 to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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,
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.
South Korea's acting leader accepts the resignation of presidential security chief
South Korea's acting leader accepts the resignation of presidential security chief.
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon's lawyers warn detention may spark 'civil war'
South Korean opposition parties introduced a bill Thursday calling for an independent investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law declaration
South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked by his security staff in a six-hour standoff last week.
Security chief of South Korea's impeached President Yoon resigns
South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, and as investigators prepared to mak
S. Korea presidential security chief urges 'no bloodshed' in Yoon arrest
South Korea's presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is executed by investigators over his failed martial law bid.
Two weeks in, South Korea's latest leader Choi walks political tightrope
Acting President Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of steering a shaky economy and rebuilding confidence among global ...
How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so ...
How Yoon's martial law bid complicates US-South Korea ties
In declaring martial law early last month, Yoon used similar language, citing the need to “eradicate pro-North Korean forces.
South Korea's embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men
By Joyce Zhou, Minwoo Park and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL (Reuters) -As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for ...
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over ...
In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...
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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 ... in South Korea is a ...
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound, as government ...