South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? Suspended South Korean president facing impeachment trial for martial law decree - Yoon threw his country into political turmoil by briefly declaring martial law last month
Memorabilia related to impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, which had seen a collapse in price in light of his ongoing criminal investigation and impeachment trial, was seen on Friday selling again on online platforms at prices rebounding to those seen before the scandals of the last two months.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by police at his residence Wednesday morning for questioning over his short-lived martial law attempt.
South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he's
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol refuses to cooperate with investigators probing his failed martial law bid, defying arrest and detention.
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea chair and likely presidential front-runner, attended court Friday for corruption charges dating back to his time as mayor of Seongnam, a city in Gyeonggi Province near Seoul.
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.