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.
Mr. Yoon's arrest sparks chaos and unrest, facing potential rebellion charges and possible life imprisonment or death penalty.
Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025.
South Korean authorities arrested and detained the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning over his short-lived martial-law declaration. Yoon is being investigated on possible allegations of insurrection.
Yoon on Wednesday became the country’s first sitting president to be arrested, in a criminal probe related to his short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec. 3
FILE PHOTO: Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials leave the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, following his arrest, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
South Korea’s impeached president has received a pay rise despite being holed up inside a guarded compound after his botched martial law declaration.
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound,
A South Korean rock singer with 150,000 followers live-steamed himself breaking into a court building Sunday, alongside hundreds of other furious supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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 Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.