martial law, South Korea

South Korea's ousted PM says he tried to stop martial law decree
South Korea's ousted premier said on Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the first time at his former boss's impeachment trial about the events of a night that threw the country into turmoil.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.
Director Bong Joon Ho 'proud' of South Koreans overcoming martial law bid
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.
South Korea’s Police Build Case Against Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are formally investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson confirmed on Friday. A court issued an arrest warrant
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
South Korea police building case against Yoon for obstructing arrest
South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday.
South Korean president’s lawyer says martial law bid sought to stop ‘dictatorship’
OUSTED South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer on Thursday said his bid to impose martial law was aimed at thwarting a “legislative dictatorship” by the opposition-controlled parliament, as the president became the country’s first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.
South Korea’s Yoon faces his first day in court
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before two courts on Thursday. His first stop at the Seoul Central District Court made him the first sitting president — he’s not yet been formally removed from office — to face criminal prosecution.
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South Korea’s stimulus plan likely to drive up bond yields
SOUTH Korea’s bid to tackle a slowing economy via fiscal stimulus will pressure the won and may steepen the yield curve at a ...
Radio Pakistan1d
Martial law lifted in South Korea after parliament votes
South Korea's emergency martial law was lifted at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it. President Yoon Suk-yeol had declared the emergency martial law last night, ...
New York Sun3d
Cruelty and Arrogance of Former South Korean Presidents on Display in Seoul Courtrooms
South Korean court decisions spotlight the cruel move by President Moon to send two North Korean fishermen back to certain ...
The World on MSN4d
South Korean women are calling their leaders to account
South Korean women are at the center of the weekly protests calling for the removal of President Yoon Suk-yeol. They see Yoon ...
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30 top South Korean military personnel under investigation
South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) has recommended that Yoon, 64, also be indicted on those charges.
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN20h
Pro-Yoon 'Captain America' arrested over police station trespassing
An apparent supporter of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol who attempted to break into the Chinese Embassy and trespass at a ...