Yoon, currently suspended from his duties with his powers transferred to an acting president, did not attend two previous hearings earlier this month. The court has until June 11 to decide whether to
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul Detention Centre after a court issued a formal detention warrant on Sunday to hold him for up to 20 days.
This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president, following a failed attempt on Jan.3 when agents from South Korea's Presidential Security Service had blocked investigato
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president, is slated to appear in court to contest an extension of his detention over insurrection charges. Arrested on Wednesday for declaring martial law, Yoon seeks to clear his name.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces potential arrest for rebellion charges following his martial law declaration on Dec. 3. The anti-corruption agency is pushing for a court warrant as Yoon, impeached for sending troops to the National Assembly,
Thousands of police put down their guns and marched into South Korea’s presidential compound on Wednesday to arrest the impeached head of state Yoon Suk Yeol.
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.
Yoon Suk-yeol was assigned a standard cell at Seoul Detention Center, where he will be kept separate from other inmates.
SEOUL: South Korea's central bank said on Monday (Jan 20) it had slashed its 2025 growth forecast because of the political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law last month.