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.

6 days ago · 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.

6 days ago · 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 15, 2025 · Yoon, 64, is being investigated on charges of insurrection for a failed martial law order on 3 December that plunged the country into turmoil. He has also been impeached by...

Jan 26, 2025 · President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

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 …

Dec 17, 2024 · Yoon, whose short-lived decree triggered weeks of protests and political turmoil, was suspended from office, after at least 12 members of his own ruling party voted in favor of his impeachment...

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 30, 2024 · A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare...

Jan 27, 2025 · The unprecedented indictment means Yoon Suk Yeol faces decades in prison if convicted.