SEOUL — Prosecutors indicted South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law last month. Yoon is the first ...

A South Korean court on Sunday extended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, citing concern he could destroy evidence in a criminal investigation into his short-lived ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul As president of South ...

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after his December attempt to declare martial law, plunging the country into an unprecedented political crisis. He is ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge ...

Supporters of South Korea’s suspended president stormed a Seoul courthouse early on Sunday morning after a judge extended Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was formally arrested early Sunday on charges of insurrection, becoming the first sitting president in the nation’s history to face detention while in office ...

Yoon Suk Yeol, detained since Wednesday after a major operation at his home, faces rebellion charges over his December 3 martial law declaration. Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president ...

Yoon Suk Yeol this week became South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained. The Seoul Detention Center is a far cry from his official residence.

FILE- South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul ...

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first night in jail. He was arrested in a raid, following his impeachment. His supporters protested his detention. South Korea's impeached President Yoon ...