South Korea investigators file request to extend President Yoon's detention
By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention as the embattled leader again refused to be questioned.
What lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
Law enforcement authorities have requested a warrant to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.
South Korean investigators seek to arrest president on insurrection charges
Yoon Suk Yeol, who was detained for questioning over his attempt to impose martial law, would become the first sitting South Korean president to be formally arrested.
'It Starts Now': South Korea's President Yoon Defiant as Police Closed In
FILE PHOTO: Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials leave the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, following his arrest, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning
Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound in their second attempt to detain him.
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
South Korean president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol faces insurrection charges and an impeachment trial after trying to impose martial law last month.
Lawyers of detained South Korean president say he will reject questioning by investigators
Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month,
South Korea holds its president in solitary with cold cereal, no frills
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol woke up Thursday morning in a solitary cell at the Seoul Detention Center. He was served a breakfast of cereal, boiled eggs, nuts and milk - a far cry from the rice,
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Bird feathers, blood found in both engines of crashed jet in South Korea, source says
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