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South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon
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, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned bloodshed must be avoided.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, says lawyer
“South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament’s impeachment case against him, even if it decides to remove the suspended leader from office,” his lawyer said on Thursday (January 9, 2025).
South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol evades arrest after six-hour standoff
Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree
Yoon Suk Yeol arrest news LIVE: Authorities arrive to arrest impeached South Korean President over martial law
Authorities sought on Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, evading a crowd of protesters but facing off with security forces inside his residence.
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
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 law nearly a month ago.
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
Lawyer for South Korea's Yoon Says Impeached President in Official Residence
Yoon Kab-keun, one of the lawyers representing South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Thursday that Yoon was staying in his official residence. The lawyer made the comment in a briefing to reporters following recent speculation over the suspended president's whereabouts.
Impeached South Korean president's lawyers slam detention efforts as acting leader warns of clash
Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denounced efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern Wednesday over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.
South Korea's court reissues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
A South Korean court has reissued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol. He faces impeachment over an alleged coup attempt involving the declaration of martial law in the country, reports Reuters.
South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ...
Yoon Suk Yeol is holed up to avoid arrest after being impeached, supported by shamans and conspiracy theorists
South Koreans fearing the communist "wind from the north" back impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, but he looks to shamans and mysticism to guide him into and through office.
Yoon Suk Yeol Rejects Arrest Warrant, Vows to 'Fight to the End'
Thousands of Yoon's supporters have rallied near his residence, chanting slogans and blocking roads to resist attempts to ...
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster as detention deadline looms
Hundreds of South Koreans rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for ...
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea may face arrest on insurrection charges. An investigator is determined to break the ...