South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon’s ouster as detention deadline looms
The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.
South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach.
South Korean president defies arrest in standoff with officials over martial law order
Authorities suspended the execution of the warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after facing resistance from his security detail at his residence in Seoul.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand impeached president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest,
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.
South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.
Supporters rally as South Korean authorities fail to arrest president
Police and presidential security clashed in South Korea as authorities failed to arrest the country’s already impeached president. Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered outside and tried to stop police from executing the warrant.
Police suspend efforts to arrest impeached South Korean president
South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest the suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, following a long standoff with his security team. Anti-corruption officers have appealed to the acting president to intervene.
South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms
Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea's political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation.
‘Stop the steal’: Why protesters gathered against arrest of impeached South Korean president
South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on January 3 after a standoff took place between investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) and around 200 soldiers and members of the presidential security outside Yoon’s residence.
South Korea's Yoon seeks probe into officers trying to detain him
Following the failed attempt by South Korean authorities to detain suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, he has announced legal steps against those involved, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. Yonhap cited Yoon's lawyer as saying he plans to file a complaint on Monday against some 150 law enforcement officials,
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