South Korean President Archives

March 8, 2025 3:24 PM

South Korea’s President Yoon free, trials continue after court quashes detention

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant on insurrection charges. Yoon remains suspended from ...

February 18, 2025 5:19 PM

South Korea’s parliament presses for Yoon’s removal as impeachment trial winds down

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase. After weeks of te...

January 10, 2025 4:12 PM

South Korean leader’s security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon

The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, resigned on Friday and said any further efforts to detain the ex-leader must avoid bloodshed. Yoon's short-lived declaration of...

December 4, 2024 8:48 AM

America welcomes South Korean President Yoon’s decision to lift martial law

The US on Wednesday welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's rescinding of the martial law declaration following the National Assembly's unanimous vote to reject it. In a statement issued by US State Department, the Secretary of State, Antony ...

September 21, 2023 1:27 PM

South Korean President says Russian Aid to North Korea a ‘Direct Provocation at UNGA

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said at the UN General Assembly that if North Korea acquires the information and technology necessary to enhance its weapons program in exchange for supporting Russia with conventional weapons, the deal will be a ...