Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday again refused investigators' efforts to question him over his failed martial law bid, as the deadline on his detention neared. Yoon threw the nation into chaos on December 3 when he attempted to impose martial law, citing the need to combat…

SEOUL: South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday (Jan 17) to extend his detention as the embattled leader again re

Authorities have 48 hours to question the impeached president, after which they must release him or seek a warrant to detain him for up to 20 days.

SEOUL: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid after hundreds of anti-graft investigators and police raided his residence to end a...

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over an ill-fated martial law declaration. The Constitutional Court also opened its second hearing in a trial that will decide whether to uphold Yoon’s impeachment, following the dawn raid that made him the […]

Investigators seek formal arrest for impeached South Korean President

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday expressed his gratitude to supporters for their "patriotism" in a letter released after investigators sought an arrest warrant against him.

SEOUL: South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he...