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Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month. Yoon was arrested for questioning Wednesday morning and left his residential

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted. This is the latest blow to Yoon, who was impeached and arrested over his

A South Korean court issued warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law...

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday, January 3, in a tense six hour stand-off inside Yoon’s compound in the heart of Seoul. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his December 3 martial law bid that stunned South Korea and

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South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country even deeper into political crisis two weeks after his predecessor was suspended over a martial law declaration that shocked the world. Han, a career bureaucrat who was serving as prime minister, took over from President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 14 after

In response to the impeachment, Yoon issued a statement saying he would “not give up.” South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month. The National Assembly passed the motion with a 204-85 vote, resulting in Yoon’s immediate suspension from presidential duties. Prime

Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. South Korea is in the grip of a political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday — a shocking move that sparked mass protests and drew sharp rebuke from the country’s parliament. ...