4 days ago · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained. The impeached, jailed president, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a shocking martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges that are punishable by the death …

5 days ago · President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun South Korea’s impeached ...

4 days ago · Yoon's legal team criticised the indictment and pledged to expose any "illegalities in the investigation". "The prosecution has made a grave mistake, reducing itself to being the indictment arm of ...

Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; [b] born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has been the 13th president of South Korea since 2022. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.

Jan 15, 2025 · Yoon, who was impeached last month after his short-lived martial law order plunged South Korea, a key U.S. ally, into political chaos, is South Korea’s first president to be arrested in office.

Dec 31, 2024 · A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

Jan 23, 2025 · Yoon Suk-Yeol (born December 18, 1960, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president (2022–24) of South Korea. On December 3, 2024, he declared martial law, ostensibly to combat “pro-North Korean” elements in the government, but he reversed himself just hours later.

Jan 13, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of...

Dec 14, 2024 · South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, suspending him from office after his stunning declaration of martial law earlier this month caused widespread...

Dec 7, 2024 · An attempt to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea ended in failure on Saturday, prolonging the political upheaval and uncertainty that has roiled the country since his short...