Impeachment

South Korea

Yoon Suk-yeol denies ordering military action against lawmakers

Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before South Korea's Constitutional Court for the first time, defending his actions as a warning to the opposition, not a threat of violence.

21/01/2025

South Korea

Impeached South Korean president resists new detention order

Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team has challenged the legitimacy of a new warrant for his arrest, accusing authorities of exploiting allegedly biased courts.

08/01/2025

North Korea

South Korean police take charge to detain impeached President Yoon

Dozens of anti-corruption agency investigators and assisting police officers attempted to detain the impeached president on Friday but retreated from his residence in Seoul after a tense five-hour standoff with the presidential security service.

06/01/2025

South Korea

Standoff in Seoul ends after officers suspend attempt to arrest Yoon

Investigators withdrew from Yoon Suk Yeol's residence after the South Korean presidential security service blocked their attempt to arrest him during a six-hour standoff.

03/01/2025

South Korea

Court issues warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol

A South Korean court has issued arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over aborted martial law decree.

31/12/2024

South Korea

South Korean authorities seek arrest of impeached President Yoon

A warrant has been requested to detain South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over charges linked to his brief martial law decree, with his fate now dependent on the Constitutional Court's decision.

30/12/2024

World News

South Korean lawmakers impeach acting President Han Duck-soo

The vote is the second impeachment in just two weeks after the former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, imposed a short-lived martial law order pushing the country into political turmoil.

27/12/2024

South Korea

South Korean opposition seeks to impeach acting president

The Constitutional Court requires six out of nine justices to remove Yoon, but three seats remain vacant.

26/12/2024

South Korea

South Korea court begins President Yoon's impeachment trial

Members of parliament in Seoul voted to impeach the president on Saturday after he imposed a short-live martial law order that thrust the country into political chaos.

16/12/2024

South Korea

Celebrations in Seoul as President Yoon is impeached

Jubilant crowds celebrated in Seoul, South Korea after the National Assembly passed a motion 204-85 to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol. Protests against Yoon had been intensifying since a short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December.

14/12/2024

South Korea

South Korean lawmakers set to hold second vote to impeach president

If Yoon is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office and if he is removed, an election to replace him must be held within 60 days.

13/12/2024

South Korea

South Korean police sent to raid president's office over martial law

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung vows to continue impeachment votes against President Yoon Suk-yeol as political fallout deepens.

11/12/2024

South Korea

South Korea presidential impeachment motion fails

The impeachment motion's defeat is expected to worsen the already severe political chaos in South Korea.

07/12/2024

South Korea

South Korea's president a 'great danger' to citizens, his party says

Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be losing his last remaining support after declaring a short-lived martial law order that shocked the country.

06/12/2024

South Korea

South Korea martial law: Why it happened and what comes next

Late on Tuesday evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a televised address that he was imposing martial law. Though he found himself backtracking within a matter of hours, the surprise announcement has decisively rattled the country's political establishment.

04/12/2024

World News

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Explosive case has destroyed the reputation of a key witness in a Republican impeachment effort against the president.

21/02/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How many US presidents have been impeached?

On this day in 1998: President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives.

19/12/2023

Georgia

Georgia's court authorises impeachment of country's pro-EU president

Georgia's Constitutional Court has authorised the impeachment of pro-Western president Salomé Zourabichvili after the governing Dream party said she held meetings in the EU without the government's approval.

16/10/2023

USA

Trump says he 'will be arrested' and calls for his supporters to rally

The NYC police department bumps up security measures as Donald Trump has urged his supporters to rally over possible indictment.

21/03/2023

Peru

Protests continue in Lima as President Boluarte calls for peace

Protests in Peru continue as thousands take to the streets calling for President Dina Boluarte to leave office. Lawmakers have started an impechment process against the new leader, who took office in December.

26/01/2023