South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.

A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.

Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month,

Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025.

South Korea's police launched another attempt on Monday to search the Presidential Security Service and a presidential safe house as part of their investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested Sunday, just days after being apprehended at his home in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment for declaring martial law last month.

Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.

South Korean law enforcement detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to bring him in for questioning following his short-lived martial law declaration last month.

South Korean authorities arrested and detained the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning over his short-lived martial-law declaration. Yoon is being investigated on possible allegations of insurrection.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, facing a possible grilling by judges who will decide whether to remove him from office.

SEOUL: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time on Tuesday (Jan 21) for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office. Sout