‘Insurrection’ Charges Swirl as South Korea’s Impeached President Resists Efforts To Arrest Him
Charges and counter-charges reverberate around South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol. Add “resisting arrest” to the “insurrection” claimed by his foes. Then again, how about accusing the investigators of “trespassing” — and even staging an “insurrection” of their own — in Korea’s version of “Catch Me if You Can”?
South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators have left the president’s official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.
Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight
Critics of the presidential security service call it a relic from the days of South Korea's strongman leaders.
South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt Friday after an hourslong standoff between anti-corruption investigators and presidential security.
What to know about South Korean acting President Han’s impeachment
The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Rival camps protest as South 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 Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo impeached by opposition lawmakers after just 2 weeks in office
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, further deepening the country's political crisis.
South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying to detain him
Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he has announced legal steps against those involved, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. Yonhap cited Yoon's lawyer as saying he plans to file a complaint on Monday against some 150 law enforcement officials,
Clash breaks out in attempt to detain South Korean president over martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated attempt to declare martial law last month plunged a key U.S. security ally into a leadership crisis.
South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
Officials called off the effort due to concerns over the safety of its personnel after they were outnumbered by cordons of presidential security service personnel inside the compound.
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