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. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University.

Jan 15, 2025 · Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken to a detention center near Seoul over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon underwent about 10 hours of questioning on Wednesday by the country’s anti-corruption agency after he was detained at his presidential residence earlier in the day.

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. On December 3, 2024, he declared martial law, ostensibly to combat “pro-North Korean” elements in the government, but he reversed himself just hours later.

Jan 14, 2025 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, on December 3. Following his arrest Wednesday, Yoon released a video message...

Dec 17, 2024 · The vote by South Korea’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marked the culmination of a stunning political showdown sparked by his shock decision to impose martial law...

Jan 26, 2025 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.

Jan 15, 2025 · Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency and police officers make their way to the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute a warrant to detain Yoon in Seoul,...

Dec 3, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea has served a term plagued with problems and scandals following his narrow electoral win in 2022. Now he has been detained by investigators over his...

Dec 31, 2024 · Yoon Suk-yeol is the President of the Republic of Korea. In his second year in office, he declared martial law, and his presidential duties were suspended following an impeachment motion by the National Assembly.

Dec 14, 2024 · Yoon Suk Yeol, who became the president of South Korea on the back of the fame he gained from playing a key role in impeaching former President Park Geun-hye, has ended up facing a similar fate.