For the first time in this country’s history, authorities arrested a sitting president. On Wednesday, South Korean investigators said that the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested during their second attempt to execute the arrest warrant against him. RELATED: New Arrest Attempts for President Yoon Suk-yeol in South Korea The joint investigation unit, composed of […]

Representatives from the Police, the Office for High Officials’ Corruption Cases (CIO), and the presidential security service met on Tuesday to coordinate a new attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk-yeol, following a failed attempt earlier this month. Related:South Korea: Suspended President Yoon Manages to Avoid Arrest This meeting comes amid speculation that the anti-corruption office […]

 Yoon Suk-yeol, who faces charges of insurrection, was dismissed by the National Assembly on December 14 last year. Related: South Korea: Suspended President Yoon Manages to Avoid Arrest The Republic of Korea’s joint investigative unit on Monday requested an extension of the arrest warrant against deposed President Yoon Suk-yeol in connection with his brief imposition […]

The presidential security service prevented anti-corruption officers from carrying out the arrest. At 3 a.m. Friday, five vehicles left South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO). Investigators onboard were to execute the arrest warrant against the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, which was issued by a Seoul court on Tuesday. RELATED: South Korea: Possible […]

Anti-corruption authorities are set to execute a detention order to interrogate him about the declaration of martial law. On Thursday, tensions surrounding the residence of ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol escalated as hundreds of his supporters gathered outside, anticipating the possibility that authorities might attempt to execute a temporary detention order to interrogate him about the […]

The Yonhap news agency reported that the court took this step following the impeachment trial that resulted in the suspension of Yoon’s powers on December 14. Related: South Korean President Yoon Fails to Appear for Interrogation A court in South Korea has issued a historic arrest warrant for ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces […]

South Korean authorities have announced the identification of 140 of the 179 victims who perished in the tragic plane crash that occurred Sunday at Muan International Airport. The accident, which is now the worst in South Korean civil aviation history, left only two survivors. Officials stated that they are working closely with investigation agencies to […]

Choi Sang-mok participated in a cabinet meeting to endorse the emergency martial law, which was declared by Yoon on Dec. 3. On Monday, South Korean police booked the current acting president Choi Sang-mok for charges relevant to insurrection, triggered by the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law declaration. RELATED: South Korea’s New Acting President Vows […]

Firefighters have confirmed that the final toll from the accident involving flight 7C2216 of South Korean Jeju Air, which exploded after going off the runway and crashing into a wall at Muan Airport (about 290 kilometers southwest of Seoul), stands at 179 dead and only two survivors. RELATED: Plane Crash in Kazakhstan Leaves at Least […]

Previously the National Assembly dismissed PM Han Duck-soo who had been serving as acting president. On Friday, Economy Minister Choi Sang-mok vowed the stable management of state affairs after becoming a new acting president following the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. RELATED: South Korean Opposition Postpones Ouster of Acting President Han Duck-Soo Choi said […]