South Korean prosecutors have charged impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with insurrection after his failed attempt to impose martial law in December, which plunged the country into political turmoil.

Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly been arrested over insurrection charges stemming from his ill-fated martial law declaration last month. Yoon's detention was reported ...

SEOUL — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained Wednesday and taken away by law enforcement officials for questioning, after a dramatic predawn police raid involving ...

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South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday morning - after a six-hour stand-off. Police entered the politician's compound but faced a showdown at the gate with ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection accusations related to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, investigators said.

SEOUL: President Yoon Suk Yeol's chief bodyguard, Park Jong-joon, submitted his letter of resignation Friday (Jan 10) before appearing at the police for questioning for allegedly obstructing ...

A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as supporters of impeached Yoon stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge ...