South Korean authorities detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday. The move ends a weeks-long standoff over the status of Yun, who is being investigated for rebellion related to his short-term declaration of martial law. More from VOA’s Bill Gallo in Seoul. Source link
Seoul, South Korea – The impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol begins Tuesday, with the country’s Constitutional Court considering whether to relieve him of presidential duties over a failed martial law effort. Yoon’s December 3 seizure of power plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades, when he directed … Read more
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency is seeking to extend the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and asking police to assist in their so-far unsuccessful efforts to arrest Yoon. A court-approved warrant last week to arrest Yoon was set to expire on Monday afternoon. The corruption investigation office for high-ranking officials wants to interrogate … Read more
Seoul, South Korea – South Korean investigators on Friday attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree last month, as hundreds of his supporters gathered near his residence in Seoul and vowed to protect him. About 20 investigators from the corruption investigation office for high-ranking officials and police officers … Read more
Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol remained inside his residence for a third day on Thursday, resisting arrest, after vowing to “fight” authorities seeking to interrogate him over his failed martial law attempt. The embattled leader issued a hung declaration in December. 3 which led to his impeachment and facing … Read more