‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president find inspiration in Trump
It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.
S Korea's impeached president defiant as arrest deadline passes
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol remains defiant in his newly-fortified residence, as investigators seek to extend the arrest warrant over his short-lived martial law order.
Supporters of South Korea's Yoon adopt 'Stop the Steal', hope Trump will help
By Hyunsu Yim, Eduardo Baptista and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting "Stop the Steal" slogans popularised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader.
South Korea's Impeached Leader Yoon Hunkers Down in Seoul's 'Beverly Hills'
Yoon has been lying low at his official residence in Hannam-dong, an upscale district popular with business tycoons and celebrities known as Korea's Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, investigators seeking to question him on allegations of insurrection have struggled to execute a warrant for his arrest.
Supporters of South Korea’s embattled President Yoon continue rally outside his residence
The Seoul Western District Court granted the extension Tuesday night after the initial warrant expired Monday.
South Korea's Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.
South Korea's Embattled Leader Yoon Finds Allies Among Young Conservative Men
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How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security service stopped an effort to detain him on insurrection charges and has vowed to do so again. Its roots are in the era of military dictatorships.
South Korean Standoff Over Yoon’s Arrest Risks Violent Turn
South Korea’s impeached leader is barricaded in his Seoul residence, protected by a blockade of buses, barbed wire, crowds of supporters and his own armed security guards. The question now is whether investigators can arrest him without a violent confrontation.
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