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Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
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,
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
South Korea's impeached president arrested as his supporters riot
Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early 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 arrests impeached president
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history
South Korea Finally Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
Detained South Korea's Yoon refuses questioning, challenges arrest
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
South Korea's President In Court As Investigators Seek To Extend Detention
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was in court for the first time Saturday for a crucial hearing that will decide whether to extend his detention as investigators probe his failed martial law bid.
South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection
Yoon, who was impeached and suspended from office in December, is the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested.
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.
South Korea Issues Warrant to Formally Arrest Impeached Leader
A South Korean court issued a fresh warrant to formally detain President Yoon Suk Yeol, allowing investigators to keep the embattled leader in their custody longer as they look into criminal allegations over his ill-fated martial law declaration.
Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to argue against his arrest
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
South Korea’s political turmoil puts neighbourly relations on shaky ground
As political changes loom, South Korea's leadership crisis could affect ties with China, Japan and the US, observers say With ...
South Korea's President under arrest: A timeline of the events leading up to his imprisonment
Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of a prolonged period in custody, lasting months or longer, as he faces the ...
People Power Party lead in polls puzzles Democratic Party of Korea
The Democratic Party of Korea is behind the rival People Power Party in a major poll, in a turnaround since the martial law declaration last month by President Yoon Suk Yeol who is now detained under ...
S. Korea Opposition Party Says Yoon Arrest 'First Step' To Restoring Order
South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
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South Korea’s Conservatives Are Trying to Cling to Power
On January 15, law enforcement officials finally arrested Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s impeached far-right president, for ...
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[Column] Martial law returns Korea’s conservative party to its insidious roots
The castle of conservatism, which has been built for decades since the democratization of South Korea in 1987, is crumbling around us ...