South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach and was indicted on criminal charges for declaring martial law last December, was cleared to be released from detention on Friday.

South Korea's embattled president, Yoon Suk Yeol was expected to be freed from a Seoul detention center after a court Friday voided the warrant under which he was arrested in January on insurrection c

South Korean prosecutors remain determined to convict President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection, despite a courts decision to release him from detention. Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung stated on Monday that while

The court ruled that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention was unjustified, paving the way for his release from custody on insurrection charges over his failed effort to declare martial law.

South Korea's air traffic authorities will ban drones from flying around the Constitutional Court in Seoul from Thursday ahead of the ruling on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The measure will take effect from Thursday to Wednesday next week,

If South Korea formally impeaches its suspended president over his martial law debacle, one firebrand pastor says he is ready for "revolution".

Authorities are introducing strict security measures in central Seoul, including a no-fly zone, school closures and increased law enforcement presence around the Constitutional Court for the impending ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment.

Court to rule on state auditor's impeachment Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief justice of the Constitutional Court, is seated at the court in Seoul on March 13, 2025, to deliver the court's impeachment ruling for chief state auditor Choe Jae-hae and three prosecutors.