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The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday

It was a tumultuous end to 2024 for South Korea. On December 14, the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Then, just two weeks later, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach his replacement, Han Duck-soo, accusing him of colluding with his predecessor.

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of supporters remain gathered at his residence in Seoul

Yoon Suk Yeol accused of seeking to incite his supporters to obstruct attempts to detain him

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Senior secretaries tender resignations after acting leader names new judges to court handling Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment case

Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said Monday they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning.

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.

The opposition is trying to impeach the Acting President for insurrection, who claims he lacks the power to make appointment to constitutional court, which may not have enough members to remove the impeached President.

Main opposition Democratic Party’s bid to suspend acting leader Han Duck-soo plunges country into further uncertainty.

Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik’s rigorous adherence to constitutional procedure seen as key to overturning martial law.