SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Police said Wednesday they are tracking President Yoon Suk Yeol’s location amid rumors he may have fled from his residence while facing the threat of arrest over his short-lived imposition of martial law. “We cannot specifically disclose President Yoon’s location,” a police official told Yonhap News Agency. “We continue [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a remarkable act of solidarity, a Catholic monastery and a renowned art hall in Seoul provided much-needed warmth and refuge for protesters braving freezing temperatures during a sit-in demanding the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol earlier this week. On January 4, at the Conventual Franciscan Monastery in Hannam-dong, a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — From January 3 to 6, the streets around Seoul’s Hannam-daero and St. Francesca Monastery became the stage for an extraordinary overnight protest. Braving freezing temperatures and heavy snow, citizens clad in silver emergency blankets demanded the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol, accused of treason. Dubbed the “Kisses Protesters” for their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The state anti-corruption agency has asked the police to take over the execution of a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, both sides said Monday, prompting protests from Yoon’s legal team and the police. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court plans to hold its first pretrial hearing on the impeachment trial of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Jan. 13, judicial officials said Monday. The court has informed the legal representatives of the National Assembly and the prime minister that it would hold the first preparatory hearing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – President Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal defense team on Monday filed complaints with the prosecution against the head of the state anti-corruption agency and 10 others over last week’s attempt to execute a warrant to detain the impeached president. An attempt by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) [...]
GWANGJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) —On January 3, 2025, as South Korea’s High-Ranking Officials’ Crime Investigation Agency (CIO) attempted to execute an arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of insurrection, a symbolic gesture captured national attention. At Gwangju City Hall, a Virginia state flag—known for its historical association with resistance against tyranny—was raised, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Investigators attempting to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid were locked in a standoff with the Presidential Security Service outside the presidential residence Friday. Investigators with the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) presented warrants to detain Yoon [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors on Friday indicted the top commander of the Army and the head of its special warfare unit over their alleged roles in the short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who served as martial law commander, and Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The state anti-corruption agency is likely to proceed with a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as early as Thursday after a Seoul court granted the warrant over his brief imposition of martial law. The Seoul Western District Court issued the warrant against Yoon on Tuesday on [...]