Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean : 윤석열; [ b ] born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has served as the 13th president of South Korea since 2022.

Jan 15, 2025 · Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea's first sitting president to be arrested after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take him into custody.

Jan 27, 2025 · The jailed president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.

Dec 14, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a stunning fall from grace for a man who rose from political obscurity to the height of political power.

Jan 26, 2025 · South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.

Jan 26, 2025 · The unprecedented indictment means Yoon Suk Yeol faces decades in prison if convicted.

Jan 30, 2025 · Yoon Suk-Yeol (born December 18, 1960, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean lawyer and public official who served as prosecutor general (2019–21) and president (2022–24) of South Korea.

Jan 26, 2025 · South Korean prosecutors indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law, a move that plunged the country into political turmoil.

Dec 4, 2024 · South Korea's impeached president Yook Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection over his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December. The 64-year-old was arrested on 15 January,...

Jan 15, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean law enforcement officials on Wednesday detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law last month.