South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service la

A South Korean court late on Thursday rejected impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s request to review the legality of his detention, effectively keeping him in custody as he is investigated for insurrection charges,

South Korea's anti-corruption agency and police have been debating more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.

Investigators arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence early Wednesday, in a second attempt to detain the embattled leader for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law last month,

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered to protest at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) after he was arrested in a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection on Wednesday (January 15).

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested over his December announcement of martial law after a tense standoff in Seoul. Hundreds of police and anti-corruption officers circled Yoon's presidential residence before he surrendered to authorities for questioning.

Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was detained for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence to take him to the public prosecutor’s office in their second attempt to do so,