Yoon, South Korea and Presidential

S. Korea's impeached President Yoon holds out in capital 'fortress'
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence has been turned into a "fortress", with layers of barbed wire and vehicle blockades protecting the elusive leader. Opposition lawmaker Youn Kun-young said on Tuesday Yoon's home was "turning into a fortress",
South Korea: Rally Calls For President Yoon’s Arrest, Others Decry Impeachment
Hundreds of people in support of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and those calling for his immediate arrest rallied near the Presidential residence on Wednesday.
President Yoon to stand trial if indicted or arrest warrant issued, says lawyer
The lawyer also said that the impeached president will accept due procedures if the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) requests a warrant to arrest Yoon and a court approves the warrant.
South Korean standoff over Yoon’s arrest risks violent turn
South Korea’s impeached leader is barricaded in his Seoul residence, protected by a blockade of buses, barbed wire, crowds of supporters and his own armed security guards. The question now is whether investigators can arrest him without a violent confrontation.
South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to arrest impeached President Yoon
With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.
Protests continue as arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon is reissued
Protests surrounding impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol continued into Wednesday morning, following the re-issuance of an arrest warrant against him, giving law enforcement authorities another opportunity to apprehend him.
Investigators refile warrant to detain Yoon
Police buses are parked in front of the entrance of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul on Jan. 7, 2025, one day after investigators refiled a warrant to extend the deadline to detain Yoon over his failed bid to impose martial law in December.
South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon's arrest warrant
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled leader.
Investigators refile warrant to detain Yoon in martial law probe
Investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law imposition said Monday they have refiled a warrant to extend the deadline to detain the impeached president. "We have refiled the warrant at the Seoul Western District Court to extend the deadline for the warrant to detain President Yoon Suk
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Presidential office denies flight speculations on Yoon
The presidential office on Wednesday denied speculations that President Yoon Suk Yeol might have fled his residence amid ...
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Yoon's legal defense team holds press conference
Yun Gap-keun (C), a lawyer of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, speaks during a press conference in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2025.
Korean Court Rejects Yoon Appeal on Warrant, Yonhap Reports
A South Korean court dismissed an appeal by lawyers of Yoon Suk Yeol against an arrest warrant for the impeached president, ...
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CIO chief apologizes for failing to detain Yoon, vows to succeed at 2nd attempt
The chief of the state anti-corruption agency apologized Tuesday for failing to execute a detention warrant against impeached ...
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Yoon seeks probe into CIO chief, police officers over attempt to execute warrant for his detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyer said Sunday that he will file a complaint with the prosecution this week seeking an ...