South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol and martial law

A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
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 prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
Yoon Suk Yeol faces South Korea court for first time over martial law saga
Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.
South Korea Finally Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection
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.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested as agencies probe his short-lived martial law decree
Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025.
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested
This was the South Korean authorities' second attempt to arrest Yoon.
South Korean authorities arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon's declaration of martial law in December stunned South Koreans and plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into political turmoil.
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested: report
Disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested over insurrection charges stemming from last month's shocking martial law declaration.
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested after hours-long standoff
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his presidential residence on Wednesday morning local time following an hours-long standoff, images from the scene show. Why it matters: It's the first time an incumbent president has been detained in South Korea and marks the second attempt by anti-corruption investigators to arrest him for questioning related to his brief martial law declaration last month that triggered
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's arrested president?
South Korea's president Yook Suk Yeol has been arrested by anti-corruption investigators, following a weeks-long stand-off between investigators and his personal security detail. The 64-year-old, who plunged South Korea into political turmoil with his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December, is the first sitting president to be arrested.
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 martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.
South Korea’s Yoon in spotlight again over soldiers praising him at birthday event
The soldiers sang popular hits with tweaked lyrics to the president at the event in 2023, a South Korean media report says.
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol to attend his impeachment hearing tomorrow
Yoon, currently suspended from his duties with his powers transferred to an acting president, did not attend two previous ...