South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country’s detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament.

South Korean investigators recommended today that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials pass through the entrance to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as authorities are seeking to execute an arrest warrant, in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2025.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by investigators early on Wednesday morning, local time. Yoon's arrest comes after weeks of attempts by South Korean anti-corruption investigators to bring him in for questioning.

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

Thousands of police put down their guns and marched into South Korea’s presidential compound on Wednesday to arrest the impeached head of state Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.