Yoon, martial law and South Korea

South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate'
A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.
South Korea's impeached president requests court to cancel his arrest over martial law attempt
South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday requested the court to cancel his arrest over his attempt to impose martial law in December last year, according to local media.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate hangs in balance as impeachment hearings continue
Yoon, a former prosecutor, plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law on December 3, suspending civilian rule and sending soldiers to parliament
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.
South Korea’s Yoon sought to sabotage media during martial law bid: investigators
The allegations are among a 101-page indictment put together by prosecutors seeking the impeached president’s conviction for insurrection.
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 airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year
But officials enforcing the no-liquids rule at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport have been busy seizing another ...
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 wants to rebuild aviation safety system after crash, fire incidents
South Korea aims to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, launching a new ...
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Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive?
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, ...
South Korean appeals court clears Samsung chair in 2015 merger case
A South Korean appeals court cleared Samsung Electronics Chair Lee Jae-yong Monday of stock manipulation and accounting fraud ...
South Korea December retail sales decline amid political upheaval
South Korea's retail sales declined in December, reflecting weak consumer spending and the fallout of impeached President ...
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How MAGA Made Its Way to South Korea
While Yoon was barricaded inside his home, his supporters waved U.S. flags and adopted Trump’s “Stop the Steal” slogan to ...
Trump’s tariff reprieve gives brief respite to Korean firms, but uncertainty lingers
SEOUL: With US President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico paused for a month, South ...