South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon arrest bid as deadline looms
The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.
South Korea’s Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.
Ex-South Korean Defense Chief Attempts Suicide Amid Martial Law Probe
Shin Yong Hae, South Korea's previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law case.
South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms
Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea's political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation.
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand impeached president's ouster
Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest,
S. Korea's Yoon ignored cabinet opposition to martial law: prosecutors
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ignored the objections of key cabinet ministers before his failed martial law bid last month, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Sunday.The court may take the prosecutors' report on Kim -- one of the first indicted over the martial law bid -- into consideration.
Fresh South Korea Protests Expected As President Arrest Deadline Nears
Rival South Korean protesters were set to brave a snowstorm Sunday over suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol who was still resisting arrest less than 48 hours before the warrant expires.
Thousands of protesters in South Korea demand arrest of ousted President Yoon
While crowds of protesters gathered to demand Yoon's arrest on Saturday, another demonstration was held by around 1,000 supporters of the impeached president in front of his residence in Seoul.View on
Thousands brave freezing conditions to protest South Korean president as he faces arrest
Thousands of people have braved freezing temperatures and snow to protest both for and against South Korea's president outside his residence in Seoul.
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South Korea's jailed ex-defense minister stopped in suicide attempt after martial law order, official says
Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday ...
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South Korea’s Martial-Law Chaos Deepens, With a Suicide Attempt and Raids
SEOUL—South Korea’s martial-law crisis widened as the imprisoned former defense minister attempted suicide, investigators said they would seek to arrest leader Yoon Suk Yeol and police ...
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South Korea's former defense minister attempted suicide after he was arrested over martial law probe
South Korea’s former defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, attempted suicide while in detention over the president's martial law declaration before officials stopped him. This, as police raided ...
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South Korean defence minister who proposed martial law attempts suicide in custody
Members of the National Assembly were informed of Mr Kim’s suicide ... to declare martial law and resigned as defence minister soon after. open image in gallery Former South Korean defence ...
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Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after arrest
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law, officials said, as police were trying to ...
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South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law decree
Kim, who attempted suicide while in detention on December 11, has previously said he took full responsibility for the ...
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South Korea Ex-Defence Minister Accused of Role in Martial Law Tries to Commit Suicide, Official Says
South Korea Ex-Defence Minister Accused of Role in Martial Law Tries to Commit Suicide, Official Says SEOUL (Reuters) - Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused ...
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South Korea Leader Attempts Suicide Using Underwear Over Failed Martial Law
Kim Yong-hyun, the former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on December 3, tried to commit suicide shortly ...
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North Korea condemns South Korea as 'fascist dictatorship' after martial law scare
South Korea’s former defense minister, Kim Yong Hyun, attempted suicide while in detention over the president's martial law declaration before officials stopped him. The main liberal ...
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Police raid president's office as South Korea crisis deepens after failed martial law
Kim was in stable condition after attempting suicide at a Seoul detention ... told lawmakers. The martial law declaration has deeply shaken South Korea, which has a long history of military ...
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Lessons from self-inflicted blows to democracy in South Korea and the U.S.
The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.