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South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol. | Photo Credit: AP Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was acquitted on Friday (September 11, 2026) in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ouster for imposing martial law….
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol. | Photo Credit: AP A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison on Monday (July 13, 2026) after finding him guilty of illegally receiving opinion polling services worth 270 million won ($179,800) for free from a political broker, local media said….
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday (June 12, 2026) for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024. The…
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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, on July 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon…
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. File. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s special prosecutor on Monday (November 10, 2025) indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law last year. Yoon attempted to provoke military conflict between…
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Police officers stand guard at the front gate of the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday (January 19, 2025), days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible…
Seoul: South Korean investigators have called in arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning again, the Yonhap News Agency reported, as authorities face a Friday deadline to obtain a warrant to extend his detention or release the embattled leader. In order to hold Yoon in custody for longer, investigators are expected on Friday to ask…
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Seoul: South Korean authorities on Wednesday arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection accusations related to his brief declaration of martial law on December 3, investigators said. He is the first sitting president in South Korea’s history to be arrested. According to reports, the suspended President was seen leaving his heavily fortified residence in…
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Seoul: South Korean investigators made a fresh attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over a failed martial law bid, but were involved in clashes after being blocked by his guards. Yoon has resisted arrest since a short-lived December 3 power grab plunged the country into its worst political crisis in decades,…
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Members of the Presidential Security Service gather behind the entrance of the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities, including the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two vehicles belonging to South…
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