2 days ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.. This is the latest blow to Yoon, who was impeached and arrested over his Dec. 3 martial law decree that plunged the country ...

2 days ago · President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun South Korea’s impeached ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken to a detention center near Seoul over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon underwent about 10 hours of questioning on Wednesday by the country’s anti-corruption agency after he was detained at his presidential residence earlier in the day.

Jan 18, 2025 · The decision to arrest Yoon triggered unrest at the Seoul Western District Court, where dozens of his supporters broke in and rioted, destroying the main door and windows. They used plastic chairs, metal beams and police shields that they managed to wrestle away from officers. Some were seen throwing objects and using fire extinguishers ...

Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; [b] born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has been the 13th president of South Korea since 2022. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.

6 days ago · Yoon Suk-Yeol (born December 18, 1960, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president (2022–24) of South Korea. On December 3, 2024, he declared martial law, ostensibly to combat “pro-North Korean” elements in the government, but he reversed himself just hours later.

Dec 30, 2024 · A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial...

Dec 14, 2024 · South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, suspending him from office after his stunning declaration of martial law earlier this month caused widespread...

Jan 13, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading...

3 days ago · Supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally on a road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2025, after Yoon arrived at the court for hearings that ...