South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.
South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection
Yoon, who was impeached and suspended from office in December, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.
South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence for questioning over rebellion allegations linked to his martial law declaration last month.
Impeached South Korean president argues for his release as court reviews his formal arrest
Lawyers for South Korea’s impeached president say he will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court to oppose a formal arrest over last month’s imposition of martial law
South Korean Court Extends President Yoon's Detention
Yoon became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested. South Korean investigators probing Yoon for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention after he refused to be questioned.
What lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.
South Korea Issues Warrant to Formally Arrest Impeached Leader
A South Korean court issued a fresh warrant to formally detain President Yoon Suk Yeol, allowing investigators to keep the embattled leader in their custody longer as they look into criminal allegations over his ill-fated martial law declaration.
'It Starts Now': South Korea's President Yoon Defiant as Police Closed In
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A look at the events that led up to the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency.
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
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Seoul (Reuters) - Investigators found bird feathers and blood in the two engines of the Boeing jet that crashed in South ...
South Korea extends shutdown of Muan international airport to April 18
South Korea has decided to extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan international airport where a Jeju Air passenger jet ...
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