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South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president denied Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.
South Korea’s impeached president attends court, defends short-lived martial law enforcement
South Korea’s impeached president denied that he had ordered the military to drag out lawmakers at the National Assembly to prevent them from voting down his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time at a hearing of the Constitutional Court that is to determine his fate.
South Korea's right-wing president arrested over attempt to impose military rule
Recently suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested early Wednesday by the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, ending a political standoff triggered by Yoon's short-lived decision to impose martial law last month.
South Korea’s Yoon appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.
What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators push for his arrest?
Law enforcement authorities are seeking to formally arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is spending his third day at a detention center after his lawyers failed in a last-minute attempt to secure his release.
Impeached South Korea president denies ordering arrest of lawmakers
South Korean detained President Yoon Suk Yeol denied on Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of parliament during a short-lived plan to impose martial law. Having skipped the
National assembly passes revised special counsel bill to probe Yoon's insurrection charges, Yonhap reports
South Korea's National assembly passed a revised special counsel bill to investigate insurrection charges against President ...
Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump’s return
As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued ...
South Korea’s impeached president detained in massive law-enforcement effort
Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and deployed troops around the National Assembly on Dec. 3, though it lasted only hours.
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South Korea: National Assembly rejects special probe Bills targeting Yoon, first lady in re-vote
South Korea's National Assembly rejected two special counsel Bills targeting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid and allegations surrounding first lady Kim Keon Hee in a ...
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North Korea’s Position on the Turmoil in South Korea
We cannot overlook the fact that a president of a 37-year-old democracy self-righteously declared martial law. While South ...
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.