January 15, 2025
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The rise and fall of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol

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A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol drives down a road in Seoul. Photo: Reuters
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon. Photo: AP
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean president on December 5 in Seoul. Photo: Getty Images
Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on December 3 after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. Photo: AFP
Protesters gather outside Gyeongbokgung Palace during a rally by civic groups calling for South Korean President Yoon’s resignation on December 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
This handout photo taken on December 12 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol bowing while delivering an address at the presidential office in Seoul. Photo: AFP
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (bottom centre) walks past lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party protesting to National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (top centre) during a plenary session for the impeachment motion against South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo on December 27. Photo: AP
Police stand guard, blocking the road leading to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as protesters gather in Seoul on January 5. Photo: Reuters
Protesters take part in a candlelight rally calling for the ousting of South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol on the steps of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 5. Photo: AFP
South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol holds bouquets as he is congratulated by party’s members and lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10, 2022. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden gifts a guitar signed by artist Don McLean to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol at an official State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. Photo: Reuters
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) prepare to take their seats during a meeting as part of their summit at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on September 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
US President Joe Biden arrives to pose for a photo with world leaders, including South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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January 15, 2025
Asia

The rise and fall of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol has been detained after investigators stormed his...

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A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol drives down a road in Seoul. Photo: Reuters
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon. Photo: AP
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean president on December 5 in Seoul. Photo: Getty Images
Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on December 3 after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. Photo: AFP
Protesters gather outside Gyeongbokgung Palace during a rally by civic groups calling for South Korean President Yoon’s resignation on December 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
This handout photo taken on December 12 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol bowing while delivering an address at the presidential office in Seoul. Photo: AFP
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (bottom centre) walks past lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party protesting to National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (top centre) during a plenary session for the impeachment motion against South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo on December 27. Photo: AP
Police stand guard, blocking the road leading to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as protesters gather in Seoul on January 5. Photo: Reuters
Protesters take part in a candlelight rally calling for the ousting of South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol on the steps of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 5. Photo: AFP
South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol holds bouquets as he is congratulated by party’s members and lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10, 2022. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden gifts a guitar signed by artist Don McLean to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol at an official State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. Photo: Reuters
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) prepare to take their seats during a meeting as part of their summit at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on September 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
US President Joe Biden arrives to pose for a photo with world leaders, including South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol drives down a road in Seoul. Photo: Reuters
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials in Gwacheon. Photo: AP
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean president on December 5 in Seoul. Photo: Getty Images
Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on December 3 after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. Photo: AFP
Protesters gather outside Gyeongbokgung Palace during a rally by civic groups calling for South Korean President Yoon’s resignation on December 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
This handout photo taken on December 12 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol bowing while delivering an address at the presidential office in Seoul. Photo: AFP
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (bottom centre) walks past lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party protesting to National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (top centre) during a plenary session for the impeachment motion against South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo on December 27. Photo: AP
Police stand guard, blocking the road leading to the official residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as protesters gather in Seoul on January 5. Photo: Reuters
Protesters take part in a candlelight rally calling for the ousting of South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol on the steps of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 5. Photo: AFP
South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol holds bouquets as he is congratulated by party’s members and lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10, 2022. Photo: AP
US President Joe Biden gifts a guitar signed by artist Don McLean to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol at an official State Dinner at the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. Photo: Reuters
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) prepare to take their seats during a meeting as part of their summit at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on September 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
US President Joe Biden arrives to pose for a photo with world leaders, including South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters
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