Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing charges of rebellion after he briefly imposed martial law in December. Supporters of the embattled politician broke into a Seoul court and broke windows and equipment.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.
Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month,
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
Protests escalate in South Korea as thousands demand Yoon's release after court extends his detention. Buildings damaged amid violent clashes.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
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.
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound,
Hundreds of Yoon supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court, which extended his detention. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol pushed past lines of police to enter the court, some destroying furniture and blasting fire extinguishers at officers trying to suppress them.
South Korea’s impeached president has received a pay rise despite being holed up inside a guarded compound after his botched martial law declaration.
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.