South Korean investigators on Friday failed to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour-long standoff with the presidential security service, following his failed bid to impose martial law.

Seoul, South Korea — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him.

Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting from Seoul Officials in South Korea abandoned an attempt to take President Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning over insurrection charges on Friday ...

South Korean investigators again asked the country’s acting president on Saturday (January 4, 2025) to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached ...

SEOUL: South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory on Saturday (Jan 4) after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.

Impeached South ... President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces.” Getty ...

Police vehicles and crowds of the impeached president's backers were seen outside his home in the South Korean capital. Photos showed protesters ... to decide on the next steps following a review ...

South Korea's parliament impeaches acting president Han, as Yoon goes on trial SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan ...

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday fended off an arrest attempt Friday after a hourslong standoff between investigators with the country’s anti-corruption agency and ...

South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, hours into a standoff in which authorities tried to detain the ...