Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks at an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim

What you need to know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon

Yoon, who has been impeached, also faces a trial in the Constitutional Court that will decide whether to confirm his ouster from office or restore his presidential powers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Korea's allies cheered Yoon's foreign policy, ignored domestic discord

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

South Korea court begins review of Yoon impeachment

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

South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after impeachment

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

The political implosion of South Korea's president: A timeline

Protesters hold a banner depicting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's face on a cartoon train, as they take part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, near the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party in Seoul, South Korea, December 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

South Korea's Yoon faces second impeachment vote over martial law bid