South Korea’s Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.
‘Insurrection’ Charges Swirl as South Korea’s Impeached President Resists Efforts To Arrest Him
Charges and counter-charges reverberate around South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol. Add “resisting arrest” to the “insurrection” claimed by his foes. Then again, how about accusing the investigators of “trespassing” — and even staging an “insurrection” of their own — in Korea’s version of “Catch Me if You Can”?
South Korean president defies arrest in standoff with officials over martial law order
Authorities suspended the execution of the warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after facing resistance from his security detail at his residence in Seoul.
South Korea’s Yoon Skips Questioning Again Over Martial Law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol again declined to appear for questioning by investigators over his martial law declaration as the embattled leader seeks to first defend himself at an impeachment trial.
South Korea: Attempt Fails To Detain Impeached President Yoon Amid Row Over Martial Law
A South Korean court on Tuesday issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office over his martial law decree. The arrest warrant was issued after Yoon ignored repeated requests by investigative authorities to appear for questioning and allow them to search his office.
South Korea's Yoon, facing arrest over martial law, vows to 'fight until end'
It was unclear when and how police could make the arrest and whether the presidential security service, which has blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon's office and official residence,
S. Korea's Yoon ignored cabinet opposition to martial law: prosecutors
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ignored the objections of key cabinet ministers before his failed martial law bid last month, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Sunday.The court may take the prosecutors' report on Kim -- one of the first indicted over the martial law bid -- into consideration.
South Korea: Public reaction toward attempted arrest of impeached S Korean president Yoon
Some Seoul residents shared their views on the attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. On Friday, a group of prosecutors and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) arrived in the presidential residence in central Seoul,
South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
The security service and military troops prevented prosecutors from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol in a six-hour standoff inside Yoon's compound on Friday.
Rival camps protest as South Korea president resists arrest
Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital Saturday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
South Korea: Supporters And Opponents Rally As Impeached President Yoon Faces Arrest 8
South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong,
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South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law
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After trying to impose martial law, South Korea's president faces an impeachment vote
SEOUL -- As new details emerged on Friday about a failed attempt by South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law this week, calls for his impeachment have strengthened.
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North Korea claims South Korea in political turmoil due to martial law
According to North Korean state media, South Korea’s state has been “paralyzed,” with the country experiencing “spiraling ...
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. to discuss alliance, N. Korea amid impeachment uncertainty
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken were set to hold talks in Seoul on Monday, focusing ...
Korean Court Rejects Yoon Appeal on Warrant, Yonhap Reports
A South Korean court dismissed an appeal by lawyers of Yoon Suk Yeol against an arrest warrant for the impeached president, ...