High court overturns acquittal of ex-PSS chief over phone data deletion A Seoul appeals court sentenced former Presidential Security Service chief Park Jong-joon to one year for deleting secure phone data after Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law declaration. 2026.10.14
PSS prepares for novel protection duties of prospective winner once election result is obvious Before the result is called and well ahead of the official declaration of a winner, Korea’s next president may already be traveling under head-of-state-level security with the Presidential Security Service taking no chances. 2025.6.3
PSS demonstrates presidential protection tactics ahead of inauguration The Presidential Security Service held a press demonstration of protective mesaures ahead of Inauguration Day, showcasing the various responses to a range of simulated attacks and incidents. 2025.5.27
Presidential Security Service restructures, aims to be 'world's best security agency' The Presidential Security Service announced reforms to enhance oversight and control, including a task force, new compliance roles and initiatives for transparency and internal communication. 2025.5.20
Presidential security to add 65 agents to Yoon Suk Yeol's detail The Presidential Security Service will increase its personnel by 65 agents to enhance protection for former President Yoon Suk Yeol. 2025.5.13
Police to refile for arrest warrants for two presidential security chiefs Police said Monday they are set to again apply for arrest warrants for two senior officials of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) accused of obstructing investigators' attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. 2025.3.17
Presidential security deputy chief arrested over alleged obstruction of Yoon arrest warrant Kim Sung-hoon, deputy chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), who was indicted on charges of obstructing public duties by blocking the execution of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested on Friday. 2025.1.17
Investigators enter presidential compound in second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol Investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and police made a second attempt to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday. 2025.1.14
Authorities meet to discuss warrant for President Yoon’s detention over martial law imposition The police, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and the Presidential Security Service met Tuesday to discuss the execution of a warrant to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law. 2025.1.14
Yoon unlikely to attend trial's first session amid safety concerns, legal team says President Yoon Suk Yeol is unlikely to attend the first oral arguments of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court this week due to concerns over his safety, according to his legal team on Sunday. 2025.1.12
![The Presidential Security Service opens its training session up to the press for the first time ahead of the June 4 presidential inauguration at the Security Service Training Center in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on May 27. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12451799.jpg?imageId=12451799&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Presidential Security Service agents participate in a security demonstration event at the Presidential Security Training Center in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on May 27. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11988589.jpg?imageId=11988589&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, is pictured on March 11. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12304571.jpg?imageId=12304571&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Former President Yoon Suk Yeol enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 12 for the third hearing of his trial on charges of leading an insurrection. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11930966.jpg?imageId=11930966&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Presidential Security Service deputy chief Kim Seong-hoon speaks to reporters as he appears for police questioning at the National Office of Investigation in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Jan. 24. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12002847.jpg?imageId=12002847&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kim Sung-hoon, deputy chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), walks into the National Office of Investigation (NOI) headquarters in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Jan. 17. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11967643.jpg?imageId=11967643&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police enter the presidential residence compound in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, on Jan. 15, as they make a second attempt to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12022169.jpg?imageId=12022169&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A person believed to be a security guard patrols at impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence in Seoul on Jan. 13, one week after a court issued a second warrant to detain Yoon in connection to his short-lived imposition of martial law. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12377448.jpg?imageId=12377448&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A passerby walks in front of the Constitutional Court in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 12. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12240033.jpg?imageId=12240033&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)