South Korea’s President Yoon arrested: What happened and …
8 hours ago · Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's supporters rally near the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon after Yoon's arrest on January 15, 2025 [Kim Soo ...
Yoon Suk Yeol - Wikipedia
Yoon Suk Yeol [b] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who has served as the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.
South Korea’s President Yoon detained over short-lived martial …
23 hours ago · South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday. He said he complied with the warrant after weeks of defiance over attempts to question him in the investigation over his imposition of martial law last month.
South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial …
10 hours ago · The first attempt to detain Yoon by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and police on Jan. 3 ended in a failure after a five-hour standoff with the president's ...
A look at the events that led up to the detention of South Korean ...
14 hours ago · Jan. 3. Scuffles occur on Jan. 3 when dozens of investigators were stopped from entering Yoon’s compound by presidential security forces, military personnel and vehicle barricades.. Dec. 31. Seoul Western District Court issues a warrant to detain Yoon for questioning. Dec. 27. The National Assembly votes to impeach South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo over his unwillingness to fill ...
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's first sitting president to be ...
17 hours ago · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ...
Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korean president arrested by anti …
1 day ago · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the ...
South Korean Officials Are Trying to Arrest President Yoon Suk …
1 day ago · Mr. Yoon was detained at his official residence on Wednesday by investigators and police officers, ending a tense standoff. He is the first sitting president in South Korean history to be taken in ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment trial …
2 days ago · 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 arrest ...
Yoon Suk-Yeol | Facts, History, Family, Impeachment, & Presidency ...
1 day 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.