South Korea asks security service to allow impeached president’s arrest
The request comes after thousands of police officers and pro-Yoon protesters formed a perimeter around Yoon’s home to prevent an arrest.
South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff
South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the leader following his short-lived martial law declaration.
Drama Unfolds: South Korea's Presidential Security Standoff
South Korean investigators urged the acting president to enforce an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after a six-hour standoff where security forces blocked the arrest. The warrant relates to Yoon's recent martial law declaration.
Who is Choi Sang-mok, South Korea's second acting president in weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
S. Korea's CIO asks acting president to order security service for president Yoon's arrest
SEOUL -- South Korea's anti-corruption investigative agency said on Saturday that it asked Acting President Choi Sang-mok to order the presidential security service for the execution of a warrant to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Rival camps protest as South Korea president resists arrest
Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital Saturday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
South Korea investigators ask acting president to clear way for Yoon's arrest
The security service and military troops prevented prosecutors from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol in a six-hour standoff inside Yoon's compound on Friday.
South Korea: Citizens March to President’s Residence Demanding Arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol
On January 3, 2025, at 98 Hangang-daero in Seoul, a group of citizens staged a direct march toward the president's residence. The demonstration was organized under the banner of "Citizen Power Direct Action,
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Mass Resignations Amid South Korea's Political Turmoil
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's senior aides offered mass resignations following acting President Choi Sang-mok's ...
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Acting President Choi Sang-mok vows bold action to stabilize financial markets
Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Friday that the government would take "bold" and "swift" measures to stabilize the ...
South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis
Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after his ...
Plane crash tests South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok two days into the job
The turnover at the top of Asia’s fourth-largest economy left the government scrambling when Jeju Air flight 7C2216 slammed ...
South Koreans rally near Yoon's residence as deadline for detainment warrant looms closer
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight near the residence of ...
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(LEAD) Acting President Choi Sang-mok vows to prioritize stabilizing state affairs
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Friday the government will do its utmost to focus on ...
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(LEAD) Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices
Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after ...
Blinken seeks stability in crisis-hit ally South Korea
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks Monday in crisis-riven South Korea, seeking to encourage policy stability in ...