A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by hundreds of angry supporters who stormed the court building, smashed windows and broke inside.
A South Korean court extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for 20 days, igniting violent protests from his supporters. Yoon, arrested for insurrection after a failed martial law declaration, faces a tumultuous political landscape as his party’s support rebounds amid ongoing turmoil.
South Korea's opposition Democratic Party said Wednesday that the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was the beginning of restoring order to the country after weeks of political turmoil.
The Democratic Party of Korea is behind the rival People Power Party in a major poll, in a turnaround since the martial law declaration last month by President Yoon Suk Yeol who is now detained under custody of anti-corruption investigative authorities.
Polarization in South Korea, has helped a political leader rally enough support to potentially thwart accountability.
The crisis has seemingly boosted support for the conservative People Power Party (PPP), for whom Yoon won the presidential election in 2022.
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history
A South Korean court has extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, leading to violent protests by his supporters. Yoon was arrested for allegedly declaring martial law, causing national turmoil.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound that ended a weeks-long stand-off between his bodyguards and the country's anti-corruption agency.
As political changes loom, South Korea's leadership crisis could affect ties with China, Japan and the US, observers say With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance,