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.
Ousted South Korean president sought to stop 'dictatorship', says lawyer
Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol's bid to impose martial law was aimed at thwarting a "legislative dictatorship" by the opposition-controlledparliament, his lawyer said Thursday, as Yoon became the country's first sitting president to stand trial in a criminal case.
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.
South Korea Police Say 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. A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on December 31 in a criminal investigation accusing the suspended leader of insurrection over his martial law decree last year.
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.
'Panic' in South Korea it 'could merge with North Korea and become communist country'
Loyalists of the South Korean president fear that if the opposition leader takes over, the country will join forces with Kim ...
Fabricated article targets S. Korean judge, opposition leader
As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial nears a verdict, social media accounts are sharing a fabricated ...
Korea Cancels Planned Reactor After Impeaching Pro-Nuke Leader
South Korea has scaled down its plans for nuclear power after the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, an atomic energy ...
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Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
SEOUL--A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The knife-wielding man attacked Lee ...
'We will unite with Kim Jong Un': Conspiracies grip South Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol's most fanatic followers believe the opposition wants to turn South Korea into a communist country.
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South Korean Opposition Leader Proposes $21 Billion Extra Budget
(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung proposed compiling an extra budget worth at least 30 trillion won ($21 billion) to prop up the economy strained by political ...
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Economic reform stalls as opposition blocks tax overhaul
Since the beginning of this year, the ruling People Power Party has pushed to revive the bipartisan agreement and implement ...
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- ...
South Korea's Yoon Set to Attend His First Criminal Trial Hearing
A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived on Thursday at the Seoul Central District Court, ...