Jan 15, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested on Sunday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Beginning on 3 January 2025, South Korean authorities attempted to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea. Yoon had confined himself at his official presidential residence since his impeachment on 14 December 2024.

Jan 15, 2025 · Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take him into custody.

Jan 14, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said.

Jan 19, 2025 · Protesters against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cheer after a court issued a warrant to formally arrest Yoon over his failed martial law bid, in front of a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.

Jan 14, 2025 · South Korean authorities have arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces charges of insurrection following an attempt to impose martial law

Jan 14, 2025 · Authorities successfully detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his botched declaration of martial law, weeks after a first attempt ended in a dramatic standoff.

Jan 15, 2025 · Early on Wednesday morning, hundreds of investigators finally entered the fortified compound in Seoul where South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol had been holed up since his mid-December ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by South Korean police at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.

Jan 16, 2025 · President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and taken for questioning after more than 3,000 police officers marched on his residence in the early hours of Wednesday.