The Latest Breaking News from Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon Suk Yeol ‘simply refused to speak’

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, maintaining that the investigation is illegal

Impeached president questioned over martial law declaration last month after standoff at his residence

Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, six weeks after he declared martial law

Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound

Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country’s anti-corruption agency

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested for questioning after declaring martial law, facing severe accusations and impeachment proceedings.

Suspended president faces charges of inciting insurrection – legally separate from impeachment proceedings but likewise resulting from grab for martial law