Far-right pastor, anti-feminist activist and five others slapped with travel ban over courthouse riot Police have barred seven people, including Jeon Kwang-hoon, a far-right pastor at Sarang Jeil Church, from leaving the country as they investigate who orchestrated the violence at the Seoul Western District Court in January. 2025.8.8
Yoon surrogate decries 'liberal bias' at Constitutional Court as impeachment trial continues President Yoon Suk Yeol’s unofficial spokesperson Seok Dong-hyun accused members of the country’s judiciary and law enforcement agencies of liberal bias in their handling of his impeachment and criminal trials at a press conference on Wednesday. 2025.2.19
Prosecutors indict 63 for courthouse riot as police probe authors of incendiary online comments Prosecutors on Monday filed indictments against 63 individuals accused of involvement in a riot at the Seoul Western District Court last month. 2025.2.10
56 arrested for storming of courthouse and other mayhem Police arrested 56 individuals on Wednesday on charges connected mainly to Sunday's storming of the Seoul Western District Court to protest the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol. 2025.1.22
Acting President Choi seemingly criticizes courthouse violence amid partisan war of words Acting President Choi Sang-mok stressed that Korea is a "country governed by law” on Monday, seemingly criticizing political protesters who stormed the courthouse that issued the arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday morning. 2025.1.20
Police seek formal arrests of 66 pro-Yoon protesters accused of storming courthouse Police said Monday they have formally sought arrest warrants for 66 protesters supporting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol who are accused of storming the Seoul Western District Court and obstructing official duties. 2025.1.20
Police vow stern action after pro-Yoon rioters storm courthouse Authorities on Sunday vowed to take strict action against protesters who violently stormed the Seoul Western District Court to protest the formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier that day. 2025.1.19
Former DSC chief behind martial law plan released on bail A military official who was allegedly behind a 2017 plan to impose martial law was released on bail on Wednesday. 2023.6.28
'Sindang Station stalker killer' sentenced to 9 years in prison for stalking, illegally filming victim Jeon Joo-hwan, the “Sindang Station stalker killer,” was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday for stalking and illegally filming the women he is charged with murdering. 2022.9.29
![Jeon Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church speaks in front of his church in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, during a police raid on Aug. 5. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12465573.jpg?imageId=12465573&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![President Yoon Suk Yeol's unofficial spokesman Seok Dong-hyun speaks during a press conference held in an office building in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Feb. 19. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12304527.jpg?imageId=12304527&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Park Tae-hoon, chief of the Progressive Party's National University Committee, holds up a criminal complaint against the operators of onlines community websites DC Inside and Ilbe in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seodaemun District, central Seoul, on Jan. 31. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12384849.jpg?imageId=12384849&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Protesters break into a window of the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan. 19. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12282985.jpg?imageId=12282985&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Acting President Choi Sang-mok presides over a safety inspection meeting at the Sejong government complex on Jan. 20. [MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12284049.jpg?imageId=12284049&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Workers repair damaged windows of the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District on Jan. 20. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12361065.jpg?imageId=12361065&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A protester breaks into the window of the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Jan. 19. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12286422.jpg?imageId=12286422&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Cho Hyun-chun, center, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, is transferred to Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office on March 28. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10087760.jpg?imageId=10087760&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Jeon Joo-hwan is transferred from Seoul Namdaemun Police Station to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Sept. 21. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11026983.jpg?imageId=11026983&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)