South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

South Korean investigators probing impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention after he refused to be questioned.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on the 12th, "The Democratic Party should either remove 'Democratic' from its name or rename itself the 'Democratic Security Party.'" This is an issue raised concerning ...

The Democratic Party filed a criminal complaint with the police against Mr Choi, accusing him of negligence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea chair and likely presidential front-runner, attended court Friday for corruption charges dating back to his time as mayor of Seongnam, a city in Gyeonggi Province near Seoul.

SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by hundreds of angry supporters who stormed the court building, smashed windows and broke inside.

South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention as the embattled leader again refused to be questioned.

But if the opposition Minjoo (Democratic) Party ends up taking power, analysts say it could lead to closer ties between Seoul and Beijing. On December 3, in a televised address, Yoon shocked the ...

South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.

Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.

Yoon's office sues opposition for making false accusations The Democratic Party of Korea is pushing for a criminal investigation of Choi Sang-mok, the deputy prime minister who became acting president less than two weeks ago,