Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
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South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree

Yoon's lawyers criticized the indictment as the "worst choice" made by the prosecution service, while the main opposition party welcomed the decision

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Asia

South Korea investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon for insurrection, abuse of power

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Asia

South Korea's Yoon attends impeachment trial over bid to impose martial law

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: KOREA POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

Mugshot, khaki uniform and solitary cell for South Korea's detained President Yoon

A motorcade believed to be carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, January 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
Asia

Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: KOREA POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

South Korea's President Yoon to attend court hearing on extending detention

A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his arrest drives down a road, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Asia

South Korea's Yoon likely to be held in a solitary cell

An effigy of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is covered in snow during a protest against him near his official residence on a snowy day in Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Asia

What you need to know about the arrest of South Korea's Yoon

Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials gather in front of the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities seek to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. Photo: Yonhap via REUTERS
Asia

South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his speech during a celebration to mark 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day, in Seongnam, South Korea, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Asia

Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

Trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon set to begin

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia

South Korea Yoon's lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing: Yonhap

A general view of the official residence of the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency: lawyer