Presidential Impeachment News - Latest Updates & Headlines
South Korea: Police, presidential security locked in standoff over attempt to raid presidential office
Seoul, April 16: South Korean Police were locked in a five-hour standoff with presidential security officials on Wednesday as they attempted to raid the presidential office over an investigation into allegations that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed the execution of a detention warrant early this year.
South Korea: Ex-President Yoon denies insurrection charges at first criminal trial hearing
Seoul, April 14: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended himself during his first criminal trial on insurrection charges on Monday, saying his attempt to impose martial law in December did not amount to an insurrection.
South Korea: Ex-President Yoon moves to private home one week after ouster
Seoul, April 11: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol moved from the official residence to his private home Friday, a week after he was removed from office over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
South Korea: Yoon allowed to access court via underground parking lot for 1st criminal trial hearing
Seoul, April 11: A Seoul court said on Friday that it has decided to allow former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to enter a district court via an underground parking lot upon request when he attends the first criminal trial hearing next week on insurrection charges.
South Korea: Ex-President Yoon set to leave official residence
Seoul, April 11: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to leave the official residence in central Seoul later on Friday, a week after he was removed from office over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
South Korea: Govt formally sets presidential election for June 3
Seoul, April 8: The South Korean government on Tuesday formally designated June 3 as the date of the next presidential election following the ouster of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korean presidential office website closed after Yoon's ouster
Seoul, April 5: South Korea's presidential office has suspended its official website following the Constitutional Court's ruling on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office, a notice on the site showed on Saturday.
South Korea: Ex-President Yoon says sorry for not living up to public expectations after impeachment upheld
Seoul, April 4: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday he was sorry for not being able to meet public expectations after the Constitutional Court removed him from office over his short-lived martial law declaration in December.
South Korea: Acting Defence Minister urges robust readiness against North Korea after Yoon's ouster
Seoul, April 4: South Korean Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho on Friday urged the military to establish a robust readiness posture against possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea: Senior presidential aides offer to resign following Yoon's ouster
Seoul, April 4: Senior aides to former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Friday, the presidential office said, after the Constitutional Court removed him from office over his failed martial law bid.
Yoon, who rose from top prosecutor becomes South Korea's 2nd Prez to be removed from office
Seoul, April 4: South Korea's former President, Yoon Suk Yeol, who dramatically rose from a top prosecutor to the presidency in about three years, became the nation's second President to be formally removed from office, with his surprise martial law bid rattling the nation for months and deepening political polarisation.
South Korean acting president vows to ensure stability after Yoon removed from office
Seoul, April 4: South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo vowed Friday to ensure stability in national security and diplomacy following the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korean main opposition welcomes Constitutional Court's decision to oust Yoon
Seoul, April 4: South Korean main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday hailed the Constitutional Court's decision to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol as a "great victory for the people."
Day after South Korean impeached Prez Yoon's release, massive rallies held in Seoul
Seoul, March 9: Tens of thousands of people gathered in South Korea's capital city, Seoul, on Sunday to rally for or against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol a day after his surprise release from detention.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon released from detention
Seoul, March 8: Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from jail on Saturday, a day after a court's ruling that allowed him to stand trial without physical detention over his failed bid to impose martial law in December.
South Korean prosecutors raid corruption office over court warrants against Yoon
Seoul, Feb 28: South Korean prosecutors raided the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on Friday over suspicions that it tried to conceal a court's initial denial of search warrants for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition.
South Korea: Rallies held nationwide for, against Yoon's impeachment ahead of final hearing
Seoul, Feb 23: Protests were held across South Korea to rally for or against President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment as the final Constitutional Court hearing of his trial draws near.
South Korean court to hold hearing next week on whether to cancel Yoon's detention
Seoul, Feb 10: A South Korean court hearing to determine whether to cancel the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will be held next week, sources said on Monday.
S. Korean prosecution indicts President Yoon on insurrection charge
Seoul, Jan 26: South Korea's prosecution indicted arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on an insurrection charge, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.
South Korea: Yoon heads to hospital after impeachment trial for medical treatment
Seoul, Jan 21: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday visited a hospital in central Seoul for medical treatment after making his first appearance at his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court, his lawyer said.
South Korea: Impeached PM Han calls Yoon's martial law declaration 'wrong'
Seoul, Jan 15: South Korean impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo apologised on Wednesday over President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law last month, saying it was 'wrong' and had procedural problems.
South Korea: Standoff at presidential residence as investigators try to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol
Seoul, January 15: Investigators on Wednesday found themselves in a tense standoff with security forces at the presidential residence, as they made a second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.
South Korea: Military unit approves entrance of police, CIO into Presidential residence
Seoul, Jan 14: A military unit guarding the presidential residence on Tuesday approved the entry of police and anti-corruption agency officials into the presidential residence to detain impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, officials said.
South Korea's President Yoon's lawyers file for injunction against 2nd detention warrant
Seoul, Jan 9: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyers said on Thursday they have filed for an injunction against a second warrant to detain him over his brief imposition of martial law.
South Korea: Rallies for, against Yoon's impeachment take place for 3rd day near presidential residence
Seoul, Jan 5: Tens of thousands of people gathered near the Presidential residence on Sunday to rally for or against the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a third consecutive day, with just a day left for investigators to execute a warrant to formally detain him.
Anti-graft agency halts bid to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol following standoff
Seoul, January 3: South Korea's anti-corruption agency halted its attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his failed martial law bid, following a prolonged standoff with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), Yonhap News Agency reported.