South Korea, Presidential Security Service

South Korea’s Yoon spends first night behind bars, still guarded by Presidential Security Service
The impeached President refused to make or sign any type of statement during interrogation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea presidential security service chief resigns
South Korea's acting president Choi Sang Mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS). The PSS head, Park Jong Joon, submitted his resignation
South Korea: Prosecutors question acting chief of Presidential Security Service in martial law probe
South Korean prosecutors on Friday questioned the acting chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) as part of their investigation into the short-lived imposition of martial law. The prosecution's special investigation team handling the case began questioning PSS Deputy Chief Kim
What to know about the attempts to arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon
For weeks, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has holed up inside his guarded residential compound as investigators try to figure out how to detain him and search the premises.
After the president’s arrest, what next for South Korea?
T HE PRESIDENCY of South Korea can be a treacherous job. Past office-holders have been impeached and even assassinated. But until January 15th, when investigators took Yoon Suk Yeol into custody, a sitting president had never been arrested.
South Korea’s impeached president detained over martial law gambit
Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges after his effort to impose martial law last month, becomes the first South Korean president to be detained while in office.
South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.Therefore, the President will not be able to attend the trial on January 14,
South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec.
South Korea Probe Team Seeks Indictment of Yoon Over Martial Law
South Korean anti-corruption agency asked prosecutors to indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges after wrapping up a preliminary investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration.
South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
Yoon was impeached and suspended by the assembly on Dec. 14 and the court is now determining whether to formally toss him out of office or reinstate him.
Probe into Yoon's martial law bid
Probe into Yoon's martial law bid A vehicle of the Presidential Security Service comes out of the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, south of Seoul, on Jan. 24, 2025, one day after the state anti-corruption agency transferred its investigation of detained President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid to the prosecution,
Impeached South Korean president detained over martial law declaration
Despite a court warrant for Yoon's detention, the presidential security service had insisted it's obligated to protect ...
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested as agencies probe his short-lived martial law decree
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested by the country’s Corruption Investigation Office for High ...
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Standoff in South Korea Raises the Specter of Bloody Clashes No Doubt Welcomed by Kim Jong-un in North Korea
The danger of violence begins with the security service defending the president — and extends to firebrands confronting one ...
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South Korea: Police launch fresh attempt to search Presidential Security Service in martial law pro
South Korea's police launched another attempt on Monday to search the Presidential Security Service and a presidential safe house as part of their investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed ...
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S. Korea's police, CIO, security service discuss execution of warrant to arrest president Yoon
A bus is parked at the entrance of the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to prevent any ...