Lawyers for detained South Korean president say he will reject questioning by investigators

In South Korea, investigative authorities have requested the formal arrest of suspended head of state Yoon.

North Korea reports on ‘unprecedented’ arrest of South’s impeached president

North Korean state media has reported on the arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, emphasizing the increasing political turmoil in “puppet South Korea” after an incumbent leader was taken into custody for the first time. Citing global news coverage, the ruling party-run Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday highlighted worldwide attention on Yoon’s arrest on […]

Detained South Korea's Yoon refuses questioning and challenges arrest

Court upholds detention of impeached South Korean President Yoon amid insurrection investigation

A South Korean court late on Thursday rejected impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s request to review the legality of his detention, effectively keeping him in custody as he is investigated for insurrection charges, according to a report

Lawyers for detained South Korean president say he will reject questioning by investigators

Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president said Thursday he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, maintaining that

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested on Thursday for an investigation into a rebellion, after the president declared martial law on December 3. Investigators had to fight their way through barbed wire in freezing temperatures to reach the president. The Korean parliament has impeached him, but his case is now in the hands of the country's Constitutional Court. About 1,000 people took part in the...