President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's first leader to face indictment, has plunged the nation into political turmoil. Facing rebellion charges alongside his detained defense team, Yoon's martial law decree has split the populace.

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday night dismissed the prosecution's request to extend impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention beyond its initial period.

A Seoul court rejected a second request Saturday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to declare martial law, putting pressure on prosecutors

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (UPI) --South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ...

Supporters of South Korea’s suspended president stormed a Seoul courthouse early on Sunday morning after a judge extended Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested on Sunday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his ...

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went Saturday to testify before the court that must decide whether or not to extend the arrest of the deposed president, detained by the national anti-corruption bureau for his fleeting declaration of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went Saturday to testify before the court that must decide whether or not to extend the arrest of the deposed president, detained by the national anti-corruption bureau for his fleeting declaration of martial law.

CHANGWON, South Korea -- Watching images of raucous street protests in Seoul on his smartphone, author Chun Hyun-woo's eyes are drawn to the young men in the crowds yelling for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be returned to office.

Former and current aides to President Yoon Suk Yeol are seeking to visit the impeached president at a detention center where he is staying around next week, a presidential official said Wednesday.