Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol rallied on Friday near the presidential residence in Seoul to demonstrate against his possible arrest. The protest comes after a court extended the deadline for Yoon's arrest warrant for his controversial attempt to impose martial law in December 2024.

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.

The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.

Yoon, who was impeached and suspended from office in December, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.

By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Hundreds of supporters of South Korea's arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside,

A court in Seoul has extended the time South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be detained over his botched attempt to impose martial law in the country last month. Citing concerns Yoon could destroy evidence if released,

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