Impeached South Korean President taken to detention centre after questioning
In a statement before his detention, the president said the ‘rule of law has completely collapsed in this country’.
South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.
South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea have entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul.
Top aide of impeached South Korean president pleads for investigators to halt detention efforts
The presidential security service prevented investigators from detaining Yoon on Jan. 3 and are now preparing for more forceful measures.
Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration
South Korea's anti-corruption agency detains impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law.
South Korean authorities attempt to arrest President Yoon for second time - standoff with security service under way
Police are trying to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol while they investigate whether his martial law declaration in December amounted to an attempted rebellion.
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested?
South Korean authorities arrested Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to avoid "bloodshed", ending weeks of tense political standoff.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief resigns
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief resigned Friday and acting President Choi Sang-mok accepted it. President Yoon Suk Yeol remains in his fortified residence as law enforcement seeks to arrest him.
Presidential security service under fire for using military to block Yoon's arrest
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South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief
South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts ...
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his centre-right New ...
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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has raised questions about the Secret Service's record.