South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree

Arrested S. Korean President Yoon banned from meeting visitors

The anti-corruption investigation agency said Sunday that President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was formally arrested over his failed martial law bid, will be banned from meeting visitors other than his lawyers. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials made the decision after a court granted a warrant earlier in the day to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations of insurrection and abuse of power related t…

South Korean police plan to seize martial law documents

South Korean police planned on Monday to seize martial law documents from the presidential office, according to multiple media outlets.

South Korea’s Yoon accused of using China as ‘scapegoat’ in martial law defence

The impeached president is using unsubstantiated claims of election interference by China and North Korea to justify his failed self-coup bid.

Factbox-Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea's detained President Yoon

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has spent his first night incarcerated as a pre-trial inmate at the Seoul Detention Centre after a court issued a formal detention warrant on Sunday to hold him for up to 20 days. Read full story

Seoul.– South Korea's dismissed president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being arrested at his presidential residence in Seoul, before he could be imprisoned for his unfortunate martial law statement last month. Yoon's arrest could mark the beginning of a long period of time in custody for him, which could last months or longer. Seoul's western district court granted the police's request for an arrest warrant o…

LIVE 6:30 PM ET: View of the Seoul Detention Centre, Where Impeached President Yoon Is Being Held

A view of the Seoul Detention Centre at 6:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 19, where impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is being held after a court extended his arrest. ...