Yoon, martial law and South Korea

Commander of South Korean special forces unit says he was asked to help Yoon's martial law bid
SEOUL: The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court on Thursday (Feb 6) he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year's failed
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law
Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.
Top South Korean officer says was asked to help Yoon martial law bid
The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last
South Korean President Yoon indicted over insurrection charges in martial law bid
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.
Yoon Suk-yeol attends fifth impeachment trial at Constitutional Court
President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived at the Constitutional Court on the 4th to attend the fifth hearing of his impeachment case.
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.
Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial
Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial The Constitutional Court's eight justices -- (from L to R, rear) Chung Kye-sun, Kim Bok-hyeong, Jung Jung-mi,Lee Mi-son, Moon Hyung-bae, Kim Hyung-du, Cheong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang -- sit in their courtroom in Seoul on Feb.
Ex-military commander to testify at Yoon's impeachment trial over martial law allegations
A former military commander who has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of ordering the removal of lawmakers from the National Assembly building during December's brief imposition of martial law is set to testify at Yoon's impeachment trial Thursday.
Yoon asks court to cancel his arrest over brief martial law attempt
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol asked a court Tuesday to cancel his arrest over his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon's legal defense team submitted the request to the Seoul Central District Court as it prepares to hold the first preparatory hearing of his criminal trial on Feb.
Why does first lady Kim Keon Hee not visit detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol?
On Feb 3, Mr Seok Dong-hyeon, Mr Yoon’s close friend who recently joined the team of Mr Yoon’s legal representatives, said in ...
Insurrection trials begin for Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged accomplices
The criminal trials began Thursday for high-ranking officials and former military commanders suspected of playing a part in ...
AFP on MSN2d
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, ...
english.khan19h
Yoon Seok-yeol's sophistry makes his loyal subordinates 'liars'
President Yoon Suk-yeol awaits the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial to be held at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 4. Reporter Lee Jun-heonThe level of blame-shifting and ...
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted on rebellion charges. Here’s what happens next
President Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea’s first leader to be indicted. Yoon, who briefly imposed martial law last ...
Yoon allies pin hopes on Trump to save ousted president
The Hail Mary hopes for Trump extend to South Korea’s parliament. People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won attended Trump’s inauguration and wrote of her plans to make a direct appeal to the president ...
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN18h
Former Army commander doubles down on claim that Yoon ordered him to drag lawmakers out
Military commanders involved in executing President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law decree gave clashing testimonies on Thursday about whether they were ordered to remove lawmakers from the ...
Yonhap News English on MSN14h
(4th LD) Ex-commander confirms Yoon ordered removal of lawmakers, not agents, from Nat'l Assembly
A former military commander involved in President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid confirmed Thursday that the people Yoon ordered to be removed from the National Assembly were lawmakers, not ...