Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol rallied on Friday near the presidential residence in Seoul to demonstrate against his possible arrest. The protest comes after a court extended the deadline for Yoon's arrest warrant for his controversial attempt to impose martial law in December 2024.

Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be held by criminal investigators, ending a long standoff after he imposed martial law.

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.

Law enforcement authorities are seeking to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute

The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.

Lawyers representing South Korea’s impeached president say he will refuse further questioning after being detained by anti-corruption officials over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month,

South Korean authorities have arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations of insurrection tied to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration, officials said.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it would ask a Seoul court to extend the detention of arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol as the leader again refused to be questioned by investigators.

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol have failed in their court effort to secure his release