Acting President Choi Sang-mok again vetoed a revised special counsel bill aimed at investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law last month, citing a lack of bipartisan consensus and national security risks.
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.
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.
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.
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,
Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.
It’s entirely plausible,” she said. “The forces behind President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment prefer appeasement toward North Korea and accommodation of China, which could lead to a major ...
Korean-Americans rally in D.C in support of South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol. They represent a growing push back against the effort to impeach him for his short-lived martial law declaration.
South Korean prosecutors yesterday indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 last year, the main opposition party said. The announcement came as North Korea yesterday said it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after his December attempt to declare martial law, plunging the country into an unprecedented political crisis. He is the first sitting president in South Korean history to face criminal charges.