Yoon Suk Yeol

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

Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his Dec. 3 martial law bid that stunned South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president.

Police officers and investigators leave impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence, as 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

Pro-Yoon protesters gather outside of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence, as Yoon faces potential arrest after a court on Tuesday approved a warrant for his arrest, in Seoul, South Korea, Photo: January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's Yoon, facing unprecedented arrest over martial law, vows to 'fight until end'

Demonstrators opposing the court's approval of an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol protest outside his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, December 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks at an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
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What you need to know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon

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 court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law

Acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers an address to the nation at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. Photo: Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo
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South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial

South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun looks on as he meets with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (not pictured) during the US-ROK Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, US on 30 October. Photo: Reuters
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South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

South Korea's Yoon defies second agency summons over martial law

Protesters attend a rally against South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in Seoul, South Korea, December 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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Rival protests over South Korea's impeached President Yoon held in Seoul

Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's Yoon willing to represent himself in legal proceedings: lawyer

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
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South Korea's allies cheered Yoon's foreign policy, ignored domestic discord