He has justified his brief declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 as a legitimate act of governance against an "anti-state" opposition employing its legislative majority to thwart his agenda.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. From that moment to this, pundits in East Asia, the United States, and elsewhere have been busy whipping ...
He faces possible imprisonment over his short-lived imposition of martial law, which set off the country’s most serious political crisis since its democratization in the late 1980s. Yoon’s ...
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be held by criminal investigators, ending a long standoff after he imposed martial law. By Choe Sang-Hun Jin Yu Young and Victoria Kim Choe ...
A retired intelligence chief arrested in connection with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed martial law bid has come under the spotlight over allegations that he was also a fortune ...
On Wednesday, Yoon became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, capping off a presidency marred by scandal, controversy and a failed declaration of martial law. His ...
Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik’s adherence to constitutional procedure was key in overturning the president’s martial law decree and making troops stand down. South Korea's National Assembly ...
SEOUL — It seemed far-fetched this summer when some opposition lawmakers here began warning that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol might declare martial law. Some said it was just a gut feeling.
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors ...
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has defied a summons to appear for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law for the second time in a week. Yoon did not appear for ...
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (UPI) --A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month, marking the first ...
The detention comes weeks after investigators first attempted to arrest the embattled politician over his short-lived declaration of martial law in December. South Korean Corruption Investigation ...