Korea Joongang Daily
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Senior presidential security official denies he interfered with executing Yoon arrest warrant

Kim Shin, a senior official with the Presidential Security Service (PSS), denied on Monday allegations of interfering with executing an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-20

Yoon becomes first sitting Korean president to be arrested, stonewalls investigators

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, marking the first arrest of a sitting president in Korean history.

2025-01-15

Yoon's chief of staff calls for right to defend with Constitutional Court trial set to begin

The chief of staff for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that Yoon should be guaranteed his right to defend himself, as the Constitutional Court is set to start a trial to decide on Yoon's fate over his martial law declaration.

2025-01-14

Acting President Choi calls on gov't agencies to avoid violence during Yoon arrest attempt

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday called on government agencies to avoid physical conflict over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-13

CIO tells Defense Ministry, PSS not to impede next attempt to arrest Yoon

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said Monday that it sent letters to the Defense Ministry and the Presidential Security Service asking them not to impede its next attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-13

Choi accepts presidential security chief's resignation

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday accepted the resignation of the presidential security chief, which had been tendered prior to his police questioning earlier the same day.

2025-01-10

PSS chief appears for questioning, criticizes investigators' handling of Yoon arrest warrant

The Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief said an investigation procedure “appropriate to the sitting president” should be conducted as he appeared for police questioning on Friday.

2025-01-10

Troops will not be allowed to help prevent Yoon's arrest, says Defense Ministry

The Defense Ministry will not allow troops from the Army’s Capital Defense Command to help President Yoon Suk Yeol resist arrest, a ministry official told reporters on Thursday.

2025-01-09

PSS chief booked on insurrection charges in martial law probe

The head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) has been booked on suspicions of insurrection in an ongoing probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law imposition last month, police said Sunday.

2025-01-06