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South Korea: Impeached President Yoon indicted for insurrection amid marti
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Prosecutors have formally indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of organising an insurrection related to his brief declaration of martial law last month. Following this, Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting South Korean president to be indicted while in detention, acco
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South Korea's anti-graft agency hands over martial law probe to prosecutor
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has handed over its investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged attempt to impose martial law to the prosecution, urging that he be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korean President held post weeks of evasion
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"The Joint Investigation Headquarters executed an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol today (January 15) at 10:33 am (01:30 GMT)," the authorities said in a statement on Wednesday, Al Jazeera quoted.
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South Korea: Standoff at presidential residence as investigators try to ar
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Investigators on Wednesday found themselves in a tense standoff with security forces at the presidential residence, as they made a second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea: Anti-graft agency seeks police help to detain impeached Presi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested the police to handle the enforcement of a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted martial law, both the sides confirmed on Monday, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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Anti-graft agency halts bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol fo
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
South Korea's anti-corruption agency halted its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his failed martial law bid, following a prolonged standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Standoff at presidential residence as investigators seek to arrest impeach
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempted martial law declaration faced a standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS) outside the presidential residence on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korean authorities arrive at presidential residence to arrest impeac
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
South Korean authorities on Friday entered the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute an arrest warrant over his failed bid to impose martial law, Yonhap reported.
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South Korea: Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested within deadline, says anti-cor
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Head of South Korea's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Oh Dong-woon said that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will be arrested by Monday following an arrest warrant, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
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South Korea: Court issues warrant to detain impeached president Yoon Suk Y
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The report stated citing sources, that the Seoul Western District Court granted the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) permission to issue the warrant.
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South Korea: President Yoon defies second summons over martial law investi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday defied summons from a joint investigation team regarding his brief declaration of martial law, marking the second time he has defied summons, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea's opposition party vows to introduce impeachment motion agains
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
DP spokesperson Yun Jong-kun said that the party's lawmakers unanimously adopted the decision and the motion will be reported to a plenary parliamentary session on Thursday.
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