South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate'
A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.
South Korean parliamentary committee orders Yoon to appear as witness for martial law hearing
Constitutional Court also hearing President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment case later in the day - Anadolu Ajansı
South Korea's prosecutors indict President Yoon for insurrection
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, the main opposition party said.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate hangs in balance as impeachment hearings continue
Yoon, a former prosecutor, plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law on December 3, suspending civilian rule and sending soldiers to parliament
South Korean president attends impeachment trial as court deliberates on his formal dismissal
South Korea's Constitutional Court held a hearing Tuesday as part of the ongoing trial on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. He has been jailed at a detention facility near Seoul since law enforcement authorities arrested him in January.
Military boss and ex-spy chief testify in South Korean president's impeachment case
A South Korean former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service testified he had been ordered to arrest politicians, contradicting President Yoon's denial.
South Korea: Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon continue to protest in Seoul
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued to protest on Tuesday near the Constitutional Court in Seoul. The protest took place as Yoon attended the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
South Korea's Yoon in court again for impeachment hearings
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings that will decide whether to officially remove him from office.
Former military commanders, spy agency official to testify in President Yoon's impeachment trial
Two former military commanders and a former spy agency official are set to testify as witnesses during President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial Tuesday.
South Korea’s Yoon sought to sabotage media during martial law bid: investigators
The allegations are among a 101-page indictment put together by prosecutors seeking the impeached president’s conviction for ...
'Nothing even happened': Yoon's view of martial law fiasco in his own words
Impeached president likens insurrection probe to 'chasing shadow of moon on lake,' says nothing significant happened President Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks in his ongoing impeachment trial reveal his views ...
South Korea: Yoon acknowledges troop dispatch to election commission during martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday that he ordered sending troops to offices of the National Election Commission (NEC) during his martial law declaration as he has suspected election ...
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Yoon, ex-defense chief snub jailhouse parliamentary investigation hearings
The parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law failed to convince ...
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(LEAD) Yoon, former defense minister refuse on-site parliamentary hearing over martial law bid
A special parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid failed Wednesday to hold on-site ...
Ex-spy agency deputy director testifies that Yoon ordered him to arrest politicians
Hong Hong Jang-won, former first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service and the third witness in the fifth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, testified ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol charged with rebellion over martial law declaration
South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived ...
Yoon allies pin hopes on Trump to save ousted president
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are banking their hopes on President Donald Trump coming to their aid.