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South Korea's ex-defence minister calls protesters who stormed court 'patriots'
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection over his role in a short-lived martial law declaration has praised protesters who stormed a court over last month's decision to extend President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention.
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.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law
Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.
Turmoil in South Korea: The Indictment of President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted over the imposition of martial law, leading to political unrest. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with rebellion related to his controversial decree aimed at curbing liberal influences in the National Assembly.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol indicted for insurrection
South Korea hit another political milestone on Sunday, as impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol became the country’s first sitting president ever to be indicted.
South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree
South Korea's prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, the main opposition party said.
South Korea's prosecutors indict President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection
South Korea's prosecutors indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, the main opposition party said.
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.
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.
Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial
This photo, taken Feb. 4, 2025, shows the fifth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.
South Korea's impeached prime minister says cabinet expressed concerns over martial law plan
SEOUL - South Korea's impeached prime minister told parliament on Thursday that \"everyone\" in a hastily-arranged meeting of ...
Why does first lady Kim Keon Hee not visit detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol?
On Feb 3, Mr Seok Dong-hyeon, Mr Yoon’s close friend who recently joined the team of Mr Yoon’s legal representatives, said in ...
The pastor and the president: the religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon
Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal ...
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted on rebellion charges. Here’s what happens next
President Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea’s first leader to be indicted. Yoon, who briefly imposed martial law last ...
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say
Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of ...
Photo of US navy vessel falsely linked to unsubstantiated claims of 'Chinese spy arrests' in South Korea
After a South Korean news outlet fed into far-right conspiracies by reporting that "Chinese spies" tampering with the country ...
In South Korea, Constitutional Court’s postponement raises questions amid public backlash
The Constitutional Court of South Korea unexpectedly postponed its ruling Monday regarding the constitutionality of Acting ...