South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday held the seventh hearing of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol, with the arrested president attending for the fifth time. Yoon, dressed in a suit and red necktie as in previous hearings, arrived at the courtroom in central Seoul at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT). During…
The Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) on Tuesday attempted to forcibly bring in President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on criminal charges stemming from his failed attempt to impose martial law in Dec. 2024. Yoon has refused to appear for questioning four consecutive times since he was taken into custody for an investigation on charges of…
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday appeared for the first time at the Constitutional Court for his impeachment trial. Yoon asked that the court’s judges consider him favourably, saying he has always held a firm belief in liberal democracy, the Yonhap news agency reported. It was the first time in South Korea’s…
Suspended South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on Wednesday morning to take him to the public prosecutor’s office in their second attempt to do…
The chief of South Korea’s anti-corruption investigative agency on Tuesday apologised for the failure last week to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition. Oh Dong-woon, head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), said in a parliamentary session of the legislation and judiciary committee that he sincerely…
The former star prosecutor has defiantly refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month and remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his arrest. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators asked…
A South Korean court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported. The Corruption Investigation Office is investigating Yoon for unexpectedly imposing martial law on Dec. 3. The office applied for an arrest warrant on Monday after Yoon ignored three summonses to appear for questioning. Yoon…
South Korea’s law enforcement authorities on Monday summoned impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over charges of insurrection and abuse of power related to his failed attempt to impose martial law. The joint investigation team, consisting of the police, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, and the defence ministry’s investigation unit, said it…
The South Korean Government ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday that the travel ban is due to the ongoing investigation into Yoon, which involves suspicion of high treason. Yoon unexpectedly imposed martial law on his country last Tuesday night, but hours later,…
In a dramatic turn of events, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced his decision to lift the recently imposed martial law, following intense pressure from lawmakers in the National Assembly. This unexpected move comes amidst a political crisis that has gripped the nation, raising concerns both domestically and internationally. The controversy began when…
