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YOON SUK YEOL

Supporters watch archive footage of speeches by South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on a screen near the Central District Court in Seoul on Thursday, as the ousted South Korean leader became the country's first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2025
Ousted South Korean president sought to stop 'dictatorship,' lawyer says
Yoon Suk Yeol has has been behind bars since he was arrested last month on charges of insurrection.
South Korean Constitutional Court acting head Moon Hyung-bae attends the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2025
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
The attacks by the suspended president's party and allies come amid expectations that the Constitutional Court will finalize his impeachment in March.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2025
South Korea's Yoon blames 'malicious' opposition for martial law bid
The suspended president told the Constitutional Court that their refusal to applaud him or shake his hand exposed their plans to "destroy" his government.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law in Seoul on Dec. 3. Yoon is currently facing charges related to his actions over that two-day period.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2025
Was there an insurrection in Seoul on Dec. 3, or is that happening now?
Yoon can now be held for up to six months in prison simply at the behest of the prosecutors.
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 27, 2025
South Korean President Yoon's indictment: What happens next?
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's indictment on Sunday makes him the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial.
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured on poster) attend a rally on a road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 26, 2025
South Korean president indicted as 'ringleader of an insurrection'
The formal indictment with detention means impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol will now be kept behind bars until his trial, which must happen within six months.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2025
Seoul court rejects second request to extend Yoon detention
Yoon was arrested last week on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be detained in a criminal probe.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 23, 2025
South Korea investigators seek Yoon indictment for insurrection and abuse of power
Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached and suspended from power on Dec. 14, has been incarcerated since last week.
A television screen displays a news report on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, inside a restaurant in Seoul on Dec. 28. 2024
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2025
South Korea’s economy struggles to grow amid political crisis
The anemic quarterly growth figure points to an economy already in a weakened state, with the prospect of tariffs clouding the outlook for exports, a key engine of growth.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
South Korea's Yoon attends impeachment trial over martial law bid
His decision to attend the impeachment hearing contrasts with his resistance to criminal proceedings against him.
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stand off against police outside the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Saturday, as the court weighs whether to extend his detention following his arrest by investigators a failed martial law bid.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Yoon shuns questioning, as supporters face charges over court rampage
Security is being beefed up at the Seoul Detention Center where the impeached South Korean president is being held as a pretrial inmate and at the Constitutional Court.
A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, late Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2025
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
The disgraced leader will now remain in custody, with a new warrant allowing investigators to keep him for up to 20 days.
French workers load a replica of the Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, onto a truck outside the Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris in June 2021, before it departs for Ellis Island in New York to arrive on Independence Day.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2025
Liberal democracy faces doubts. But collapse? Not likely.
Democracy, it is often heard these days, is in crisis.
Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters participate in a rally outside a court in Seoul on Saturday where Yoon made an appearance before a judge.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2025
Yoon defends himself in court against longer detention
The president spoke before the judge for about 40 minutes in the first session and about five minutes in final remarks, according to local media.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Dec. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2025
South Korea investigators file request to extend President Yoon's detention
In order to hold Yoon in custody for longer, investigators need a court to approve a detention warrant for up to 20 days.
A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves for the Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials following his arrest, in Gwacheon, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2025
South Korean president’s arrest shows peril as Trump returns
Bureaucrats in Seoul are hoping that Donald Trump goes easy on South Korea once he's back in the White House.
A screen displays a news report on the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Wednesday. Investigators arrested Yoon after launching a pre-dawn operation to bring the impeached leader in for questioning over his short-lived martial law declaration.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2025
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation on Wednesday, saying he was only cooperating with what he called an illegal probe to avoid violence.
Law enforcement authorities outside the residence of Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Tuesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2025
South Korea's investigators move in second bid to arrest president
Investigators have been seeking Yoon Suk Yeol's custody after the president repeatedly defied summons in an insurrection probe.
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 14, 2025
South Korea to begin impeachment trial to decide Yoon’s fate
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (left) and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, shake hands during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2025
Japan top diplomat visits South Korea amid political turmoil in Seoul
The talks on bilateral and trilateral cooperation also came just a week before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is due to take office.

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