The liberal opposition Democratic Party, which drove the legislative vote that impeached Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 14 over his imposition of martial law, accused the president of trying to mobilize his supporters to block his detention and called for law enforcement authorities to execute the warrant immediately.

South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote on Friday, intensifying a political crisis as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declared on Dec.

Yoon Suk-yeol retains the title but not the power of president while the constitutional court decides whether to approve the motion to impeach him.

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.

The arrest warrant for an incumbent president is unprecedented, and deepens the political crisis that has engulfed South Korea.

South Korea's opposition Democratic Party submitted an impeachment motion against embattled acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday in the latest challenge to the country's leadership structure.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight til the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec.

The impeached president of South Korea is facing imminent arrest but has declared he will not go willingly. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials received approval from a Seoul high court Tuesday to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after weeks of investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration last month.

Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests near the presidential residence on Thursday (January 2) as Yoon faces unprecedented arrest over his short-lived martial law attempt.