South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a court hearing on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention on accusations of insurrection, his lawyer said.…
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South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move swiftly overturned by the country’s National Assembly.…
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South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon’s arrest warrant
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take…
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Attempt to arrest S Korea president suspended after dramatic standoff
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean police called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour-long standoff with his security team. Yoon is under investigation for abusing his power…
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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law…
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South Korea opposition says it will vote to impeach acting President
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korea’s main opposition party said it will introduce a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday and hold a vote on Friday, a move that could deepen…
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South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree…
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South Korean authorities made a new attempt on Tuesday to search the presidential office and obtain evidence as part of a probe into the legality of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s…
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday began reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law proclamation, starting a process to decide if he will…
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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean lawmakers have impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law, a high-stakes move that must now be approved by judges. In a Saturday vote,…