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South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec.
South Korea's court denies request for extension of President Yoon's detention
SEOUL - South Korea's court on Friday denied the prosecution's request for the extension of the already arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol's detention, according to multiple media outlets.
South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.
South Korea investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon for insurrection, abuse of power
South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.
Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump’s return
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's supporters storm the courthouse that issued a warrant extending his detention, climbing walls and smashing windows.
South Korea’s Yoon Denies Wrongdoing at Impeachment Trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing as he branded himself as a firm believer in democracy in his first appearance at an impeachment trial looking into his shocking and brief imposition of martial law last month.
South Korea's Yoon shuns questioning, as supporters face charges over court rampage
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced being charged over a violent rampage on a court building.
South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse o
S. Korean Court Rejects Detention Extension For Impeached President
A South Korean court rejected a request on Friday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, although the suspended leader will remain behind bars.
South Korea investigators transfer Yoon's case to prosecutors for indictment
South Korea's anti-corruption agency that is leading a criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law said on Thursday it will transfer the case to the prosecutors' office for an indictment.
S. Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed prosecutors the results of their probe into his
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to ...
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended ...
South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he ...
South Korea's Yoon appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived ...
Old photos falsely linked to baseless claims of 'Chinese spy arrests' in S.Korea
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his failed martial law bid by rehashing baseless claims of voter ...
Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea's detained President Yoon
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul ...
South Korea’s Economy Grew 2.0% in 2024 After a Lackluster Fourth-Quarter
Political turmoil over impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who failed a martial law attempt in December, and sluggish domestic ...