S. Korea's Yoon avoids arrest by deadline, extension requested

The former star prosecutor has defiantly refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month and remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his arrest.

PREMIUM Politics

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) speak to the media outside the residence of South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on January 6, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

NewVision Reporter

@NewVision

#South Korea #President Yoon Suk Yeol #Politics

_________________

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol evaded arrest after a Monday deadline passed but anti-graft investigators were likely to be granted more time to enforce

Login to begin your journey to our premium content

Related Stories
Politics
South Korea's disgraced Yoon quits presidential residence
Politics
South Korean president indicted as 'ringleader of an insurrection'
Politics
South Korea court to rule Friday on President Yoon impeachment
Politics
Mugshot, solitary cell for South Korea's President Yoon
Politics
South Koreans anxious, angry as court to rule on impeached president
Politics
Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president's fate