Lawyers of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) probing his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3 are at odds over whether the CIO has the authority to arrest and pursue criminal charges against him.

A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics

SEOUL: The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday (Jan 5) he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could pus