South Korea, Presidential Security Service

South Korea’s Yoon spends first night behind bars, still guarded by Presidential Security Service
The impeached President refused to make or sign any type of statement during interrogation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea presidential security service chief resigns
South Korea's acting president Choi Sang Mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS). The PSS head, Park Jong Joon, submitted his resignation
South Korea’s president gets pay rise despite botched martial law declaration
South Korea’s impeached president has received a pay rise despite being holed up inside a guarded compound after his botched martial law declaration...
South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says President Yoon was detained after hundreds of its investigators and police officers arrived at his presidential compound.
South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested by the country’s Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking officials, a first for a sitting South Korean leader
South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested
Thousands of police put down their guns and marched into South Korea’s presidential compound on Wednesday to arrest the impeached head of state Yoon Suk Yeol...
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea Court Rejects Request to Extend Yoon's Detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law on Dec.
South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
Yoon was impeached and suspended by the assembly on Dec. 14 and the court is now determining whether to formally toss him out of office or reinstate him.
Ousted South Korean defence minister testifies Yoon never intended full martial law
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court on Thursday that he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Standoff in South Korea Raises the Specter of Bloody Clashes No Doubt Welcomed by Kim Jong-un in North Korea
The danger of violence begins with the security service defending the president — and extends to firebrands confronting one ...
South Korea’s Yoon in spotlight again over soldiers praising him at birthday event
The soldiers sang popular hits with tweaked lyrics to the president at the event in 2023, a South Korean media report says.
Suspended South Korean President Yoon to skip first day of impeachment trial over safety concerns
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first day of his impeachment trial this week, according to his ...
South Korean president surrenders to avoid 'bloodshed' after heavy-handed intervention
After another arrest attempt, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol decided to surrender to avoid 'bloodshed.' Law enforcement ...