South Korea's suspended president evades arrest amidst chaos
Investigators in South Korea have temporarily refrained from arresting the suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol. This decision followed an intervention by presidential security, which prevented entry to the politician's residence.
South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
South Korea latest: Investigators call off attempt to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol after standoff with his security
Anti-corruption agency expresses ‘serious regret about attitude of suspect who did not respond to a process by law’
South Korea’s impeached leader avoids arrest as presidential guard and supporters block police
Officials got within 200 metres of Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence, but were prevented from getting any closer, including by a human chain of his supporters
Investigators halt attempt to arrest South Korea's president after dramatic standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol's security officers refuse to allow police to arrest him over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month.
Chaos in South Korea investigators are blocked trying to arrest impeached president who declared martial law
South Korean investigators who want to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law have been blocked from entering his house by his security service.
North Korea says South in 'political chaos' over Yoon arrest bid
SEOUL: North Korean state media on Friday (Jan 3) said South Korea was in "chaos" and paralysed politically over an attempt by investigators to execute an arrest warrant for 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's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial
The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory.
South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff
South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain him,
South Koreans protest amid failure to arrest impeached President Yoon
The country has been plunged into political chaos since last month, with Yoon defiantly holed up in the presidential residence, surrounded by hundreds of loyal security officers w
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