Yoon, martial law and South Korea

South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial
The lawyers for a former South Korean defence minister under investigation on insurrection charges said on Thursday a short-lived martial law decree imposed earlier this month was to raise alarm on opposition parties' abuse of the democratic process.
South Korea’s Yoon Skips Questioning Again Over Martial Law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol again declined to appear for questioning by investigators over his martial law declaration as the embattled leader seeks to first defend himself at an impeachment trial.
South Korea's Yoon defiant after impeachment over martial law bid
The Constitutional Court will decide whether to remove Yoon sometime in the next six months. If he is removed from office, a snap election will be called.
Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president facing impeachment?
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, is a career technocrat whose wide-ranging experience and reputation for rationality may not be enough to stem the country's deepening political crisis.
US knowledge could have curtailed Yoon’s martial law attempt, South Korea’s speaker says
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol likely kept the United States in the dark about his plan to declare martial law to avoid interference, the National Assembly speaker said.
Support for South Korea's Yoon hits all-time low ahead of second impeachment vote
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol saw his approval rating sink to a record low of 11% on Friday ahead of a second impeachment motion over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
South Korea’s Yoon given until December 21 to appear for questioning
A summons for Mr Yoon to appear for questioning over alleged insurrection was delivered to the presidential residence on Tuesday but returned, the agency quoted a joint investigation team as saying. If he responds to the summons, it will be the first time in history that a sitting president appears before prosecutors as a suspect.
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order
Impeached President said he will “never give up” and called for officials to maintain stability in government functions during what he described as a “temporary” pause of his presidency.
South Korea passes impeachment bill on President Yoon Suk Yeol
The South Korean National Assembly has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in a divisive vote.
South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens
South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec.
South Korea's opposition moves to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Thursday it filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo, in an escalating dispute over the composition of the Constitutional Court which would decide whether to remove his predecessor from office.
Korea’s Acting Leader Refuses to Appoint Judges for Yoon’s Trial
South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-soo said he will hold off on appointing judges to join the impeachment trial of ...
South Korea opposition plans vote to impeach acting President Han
South Korea's main opposition party introduced a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday, a day before it ...
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South Korea: From Prosecutor To President To Pariah
Last month, amid a series of mounting economic and political crises, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a martial ...
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SKorea's Yoon defies probers' summons anew
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time ...
South Korea’s Democrats sow complacency and roll back protests
While President Yoon is impeached and suspended from office after his failed attempt to impose martial law, his removal by ...
South Korea’s court pushes ahead with hearing despite Yoon’s repeated refusal
Yoon prioritises defending himself in Constitutional Court over investigations, confidant says. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
‘A hostage situation’: South Korea paralysed in fight against Trump tariffs
But recent political turmoil in Seoul has left the campaign to counter Trump’s trade protectionism rudderless, according to several people involved in the lobbying effort who described the South ...