President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested on Sunday after a South Korean court issued a warrant that would allow the investigative authorities hold him in custody for at least eight more days and look into his martial law imposition in December.

With the court’s approval of the warrant, investigators can now hold him for up to 20 days, including the time he has already spent at a detention center. If convicted of insurrection, Yoon could face

South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained by police at his residence Wednesday morning for questioning over his short-lived martial law attempt.

Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first sitting president to be detained in the nation's history.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, that declaring martial law was not a crime.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree. If you haven't been paying attention as Donald Trump's Cabinet picks sat through Senate confirmation hearings this week, good for you.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone.

A South Korean court has approved a request for a detention warrant to be issued for arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Seoul Western District Court said on Sunday. The approval extends the period he can be held in custody as authorities investigate him on suspicion of insurrection related to his short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec.

A South Korean court granted on Sunday an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, saying there was "concern" that Yoon could "destroy evidence" in a criminal probe related to his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.