Yoon Suk Yeol

A motorcade believed to be carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, January 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention

Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested as he faces allegations of insurrection related to his stunning, short-lived Dec. 3 declaration of martial law that...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: KOREA POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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South Korea's President Yoon to attend court hearing on extending detention

A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his arrest drives down a road, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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South Korea's Yoon likely to be held in a solitary cell

An effigy of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is covered in snow during a protest against him near his official residence on a snowy day in Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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What you need to know about the arrest of South Korea's Yoon

Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials gather in front of the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities seek to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: Yonhap via REUTERS
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South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his speech during a celebration to mark 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day, in Seongnam, South Korea, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
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Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend

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
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Trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon set to begin

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
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South Korea Yoon's lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing: Yonhap

A general view of the official residence of the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency: lawyer

A man stands on a rooftop as he looks at the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces a possible second arrest attempt, in Seoul, South Korea, January 8, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound

South Korean police gather outside of President Yoon Suk Yeol residence to arrest him in stand off with his supportes. Seoul, January 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon's arrest warrant

An effigy of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is covered in snow during a protest against him near his official residence on a snowy day in Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms

Anti-Yoon protesters clash with police officers as they march towards impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence, after investigators were unable to execute an arrest warrant on Friday for Yoon according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, in Seoul, South Korea, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off