Yoon quits presidential residence
South Korea鈥檚 impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul on Friday, after being stripped of his duties.
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South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea鈥檚 Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.
Protests intensify as court prepares to rule on Yoon
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday as rallies for and against the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the next constitutional court鈥檚 decision on whether to dismiss him.
South Korea opposition urges swift ruling on president鈥檚 fate
South Korea鈥檚 opposition party on Monday urged the country鈥檚 Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 impeachment, saying delays were 鈥榠rresponsible鈥� and causing social unrest.
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon released
Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention on Saturday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds鈥攂ut he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law.
South Korea鈥檚 Yoon back in court for impeachment hearing
South Korea鈥檚 suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will get another hearing next week before judges decide on whether to formally remove him from office over his martial law decree, the country鈥檚 Constitutional Court said Thursday.
South Korea鈥檚 Yoon in court again for impeachment hearings
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings that will decide whether to officially remove him from office.
South Korean president indicted as 鈥榬ingleader of an insurrection鈥�
South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday for being the 鈥榬ingleader of an insurrection鈥� after his abortive declaration of martial law, ordering the suspended leader to remain in detention.
S Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection
South Korean investigators recommended on Thursday that impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed prosecutors the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law.
South Korean president鈥檚 detention extended
Supporters of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court on Sunday after a judge extended the impeached leader鈥檚 detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law.
Impeached Yoon attends court to fight detention extension
Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol attended court for the first time on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention as they probe his failed martial law bid.
South Korea investigators seek to extend president鈥檚 detention
South Korean prosecutors asked a court Friday for a new arrest warrant for detained president Yoon Suk Yeol as he again refused questioning by investigators probing his failed martial law bid.
President Yoon avoids fresh questioning after dramatic arrest
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over an ill-fated martial law declaration...
South Korean president Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid
Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first sitting president to be detained in the nation鈥檚 history...
Impeachment trial of S Korean president begins
South Korea鈥檚 Constitutional Court opened the impeachment trial of president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday over his failed martial law bid, but quickly adjourned the first hearing after the suspended leader didn鈥檛 show up.
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president gets a pay rise
Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive a scheduled pay rise, official documents showed on Monday, despite an impeachment trial and investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration.
South Korea鈥檚 Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
South Korea鈥檚 suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.
South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
Thousands of South Koreans gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital on Saturday, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.
Hundreds rally for Yoon as new arrest bid beckons
Hundreds of supporters of South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol rallied outside his residence Wednesday as investigators prepared a fresh attempt to arrest him...
South Korea investigators get new warrant to arrest president Yoon
South Korean anti-graft investigators secured a new court-ordered arrest warrant Tuesday for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.
South Korea鈥檚 Yoon set to avoid arrest by warrant deadline
Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators asked for more time to enforce a warrant.
South Koreans protest as Yoon arrest deadline nears
Thousands of South Koreans braved a snowstorm Sunday to rally in support or opposition of president Yoon Suk Yeol, suspended over a failed martial law bid and resisting arrest a day before the warrant expires.
Protests erupt as S Korea president resists arrest
Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital Saturday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
South Korean investigators abandon arrest of president Yoon
South Korean investigators abandoned their attempt to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team.
South Korea investigators vow to execute Yoon arrest warrant
South Korean investigators said Wednesday they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline of January 6, as the impeached leader鈥檚 supporters rallied outside his residence...
South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the country鈥檚 corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his martial law bid...
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote
South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge...
S Korean police blocked from raid on president鈥檚 office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist...
South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill himself
South Korea鈥檚 former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month鈥檚 martial law operation, a senior prisons official said on Wednesday...
South Korea bars president from leaving country
South Korea鈥檚 president Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial law...