South Korea's impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff on Friday during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in
South Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it plans to seek a vote on the move, which could deepen a constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.
South Korea lawmakers move to impeach acting president in bid to break political deadlock
The country’s politicians are in a stalemate battle over the constitutional court that will decide the future of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife.
South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader's refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand impeached president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest,
South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
The security service and military troops prevented prosecutors from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol in a six-hour standoff inside Yoon's compound on Friday.
South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
Supporters rally as South Korean authorities fail to arrest president
Police and presidential security clashed in South Korea as authorities failed to arrest the country’s already impeached president. Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside and tried to stop police from executing the warrant.
Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, following a long standoff with his security team. Anti-corruption officers have appealed to the acting president to intervene.
South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home
Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges.
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South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han
Han has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition ...
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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach president over martial law declaration
Yoon's conservative supporters, meanwhile, have held counterprotests, denouncing attempts to impeach the president. Yoon has been banned from leaving South Korea, as law enforcement authorities ...
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South Korea’s President Impeached Over Martial Law Crisis
Celebrations broke out in Seoul after lawmakers voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. He vowed to fight removal in the country’s Constitutional Court. The vote was announced as the sun was ...
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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law debacle
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in an extraordinary rebuke that came about after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign ...
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Vote to impeach South Korea’s president fails after boycott by ruling party MPs
All but three MPs of South Korea's ruling party left parliament ahead of a vote on whether to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol That means the bill fell short of the 200 members required ...
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo
The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing party lawmakers boycotted the vote.
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South Korea travel warning issued to Britons as 'situation could change with little notice'
Britons visiting South Korea have been issued fresh travel advice as the Asian destination grapples with heightened political ...