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Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in South Korea on 3 December

South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges

South Korea's prosecutors have indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on 3 December, the main opposition party said.

World • 27 Jan

A supporter of the impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol walks past police officers blocking the way to the Seoul Constitutional Court

South Korean court refuses to extend Yoon's detention

A South Korean court rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Asia • 24 Jan

The crash on 29 December killed 179 people

Concrete embankment hit in Jeju Air crash to be removed

South Korea's transport ministry has said that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following last month's Jeju Air crash, its deadliest domestic air disaster.

World • 22 Jan

Mr Yoon made his first appearance at his trial today with security ramped up after the Capitol Hill-like rioting over the weekend

Yoon denies ordering military to 'drag out' politicians

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has denied ordering the military to "drag out" politicians from the country's parliament to prevent them from voting down his declaration of martial law.

World • 21 Jan

South Korea was plunged into political chaos by Yoon Suk Yeol's 3 December martial law declaration

S Korea suspended president to attend impeachment hearing

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear for the first time at the Constitutional Court, his lawyer said, for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office.

World • 21 Jan

Hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters smashed windows and broke down doors to enter the court after the decision was announced

S Korean court extends impeached president's detention

A South Korean court has extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over concerns he could destroy evidence linked to his martial law declaration, enraging his supporters who attacked the court building.

World • 18 Jan

Yoon Suk Yeol pictured as he arrived at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials yesterday

S Korea's Yoon avoids fresh questioning after arrest

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators, a day after his dramatic arrest over an ill-fated martial law declaration.

World • 16 Jan

A news broadcast with shows South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arriving at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials

S Korea's Yoon faces questioning, impeachment hearing

South Korea's anti-corruption agency will resume questioning President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection, while the Constitutional Court holds a second hearing of the embattled leader's impeachment trial.

World • 16 Jan

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol became the country's first-ever sitting president to be arrested

South Korea's Yoon: From rising star to historic arrest

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a series of scandals and a bungled martial law decree, he's become the country's first-ever sitting president to be arrested.

World • 15 Jan

Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials after his arrest

South Korean investigators arrest impeached president

South Korean authorities have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection accusations related to his 3 December martial law declaration, investigators said.

Asia • 16 Jan

Increased police presence is seen outside the residence of Yoon Suk Yeol

Clashes as S Korean investigators attempt to arrest Yoon

South Korean investigators made a fresh attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a failed martial law bid, but were involved in clashes after being blocked by his guards.

Asia • 15 Jan

South Korea was reeling from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames

South Korea to improve airport embankments after crash

South Korea plans to improve the structures housing the antenna that guide landings at its airports this year following December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.

World • 13 Jan

S Korea set to overhaul airport 'localizers' after crash

South Korea plans to improve the structures housing the antenna that guide landings at its airports this year following December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.

World • 13 Jan

Hundreds of citizens stage a protest near President Yoon Suk-yeol's official residence in Hannam-dong, calling for his arrest in Seoul

South Korea's Yoon will not attend impeachment hearing

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said.

World • 12 Jan

Yoon Suk Yeol has refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month

S Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest Yoon

South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.

World • 07 Jan

S Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest Yoon

South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.

World • 07 Jan

People watch a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test

US, South Korea condemn North Korea missile launch

North Korea fired a missile just as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he sought a stable course on foreign policy as political turmoil engulfs the US ally.

World • 06 Jan

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has remained in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his arrest

South Korea's Yoon avoids arrest by deadline

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has evaded arrest after a deadline passed but anti-graft investigators were likely to be granted more time to enforce the warrant.

World • 06 Jan

Supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally near his residence as snow falls in Seoul

South Koreans protest as Yoon arrest deadline nears

Thousands of South Korean protesters braved a snowstorm today over suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol who was still resisting arrest over a failed martial law bid less than 48 hours before the warrant expired.

South Korea • 05 Jan

A woman waves South Korea's flag during a rally to support impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea's month of political chaos

South Korea has endured a month of political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament.

World • 04 Jan

People protesting against impeached-President Yoon Suk Yeol, following a failed attempt by prosecutors to arrest Yoon on a warrant in Seoul

South Korea in crisis after president resists arrest

South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.

World • 04 Jan

Police outside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound

South Korea police say attempt to arrest president halted

South Korean investigators have called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid because of a standoff at his residence.

Asia • 03 Jan

The localizer antenna facility, essential for guiding aircraft landings pictured near the runway at Muan International Airport

Police search airline and airport operator in South Korea

South Korean police said they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

World • 02 Jan

Recovery teams work at the crash scene at Muan International Airport

South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black boxes to US

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.

World • 01 Jan

Jeju Air Flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it made a mayday call

Review into concrete wall at S Korea airport after crash

South Korea said it was examining regulations around a concrete wall at Muan airport, after a Jeju Air flight crashed into the barrier and burst into flames, killing 179 people.

Asia • 31 Dec 24