Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis
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Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades…

South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off
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South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s presidential guards and military troops prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday in a tense six hour stand-off inside Yoon’s compound in the heart of Seoul. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his Dec. 3…

South Korea opposition says it will vote to impeach acting President Han
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South Korea opposition says it will vote to impeach acting President Han

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s main opposition party said it would introduce a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday and hold a vote on Friday, a move that could deepen the country’s constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law. The opposition Democratic…

South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration
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South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law declaration

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s opposition-led parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, voting to suspend him from his official duties over his short-lived attempt last week to impose martial law. Under the constitution Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was appointed by Yoon, becomes acting president….

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office raided by police after martial law declaration, impeachment vote
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South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office raided by police after martial law declaration, impeachment vote

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office on Wednesday and one of his top lieutenants has tried to take his own life, officials said, amid a widening investigation into the US ally’s decision to declare martial law last week. The raid marks…

Biden accused of abuse of power, obstruction in impeachment probe
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Biden accused of abuse of power, obstruction in impeachment probe

ByNews Polite

CHICAGO — House Republicans issued a blistering report Monday accusing President Biden of committing at least two offenses that would justify his impeachment — delivering a political black eye to Biden just hours before he speaks on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. Republicans launched the investigation last…

Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito
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Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

ByNews Polite

WASHINGTON — Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office said on Wednesday. The effort stands no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. To remove an official through this process, the House must…