Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody on Thursday after a Seoul court approved a detention warrant in connection with a widening investigation into his controversial attempt to declare martial law late last year. The Seoul Central District Court granted the warrant at the request of the special counsel’s office,…
A South Korean court rejected on Wednesday a request to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol related to an investigation into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, his lawyers said. South Korea’s special prosecutor had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon as an investigation…
South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Saturday that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP), according to his Facebook post. The announcement comes as the PPP’s presidential candidate is badly trailing liberal Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung in the polls before the June 3 snap election. According to a…
South Korea’s top court ended months of political turmoil when it unanimously decided to remove the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, clearing the way for the country to elect a new leader. But the political crisis that Mr. Yoon triggered with his misjudged declaration of martial law in December — and his ensuing…
For hours, the atmosphere in the streets surrounding South Korea’s Constitutional Court in downtown Seoul had been tense. Scores had camped out overnight in the early spring chill in the lead-up to the court’s historic decision on Friday. The crowds for and against the dismissal of the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, were separated…
The authorities in South Korea were expecting tens of thousands of protesters to descend on central Seoul on Friday as the nation’s Constitutional Court decides the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol. At least 14,000 police had been deployed to the area around the court, closing subway stations and locking down an area near a…
Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached South Korean president who is standing trial on insurrection charges over his decision to impose martial law in December, was released from a detention center on Saturday, a day after a court ruled that his detention was invalid. The Seoul Central District Court ruled on Friday that prosecutors had violated…
South Korea’s impeached and arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law, prosecutors said. Mr. Yoon’s indictment means that his trial is likely to start soon. It follows the indictments of a former defense minister and several military generals…
As president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol lived in a luxurious hilltop mansion, threw parties and had a small army of personal guards. These days, he is alone in a 107-square-foot jail cell, eating simple food like noodles and kimchi soup, and sleeping on the floor. This will be his new reality for a…
South Korean authorities investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside his residence on Wednesday for what appeared to be a new attempt to arrest him over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration. Video footage showed vehicles from the investigating authorities in front of Yoon’s hillside villa in Seoul, where he…