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.
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.
Director Bong Joon Ho 'Proud' of South Koreans Overcoming Martial Law Bid
SEOUL (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.
South Korea police 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.
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
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.
In South Korea, right-wing YouTube viewers more likely to support Yoon Suk-yeol: poll
About 68 per cent of those who watch conservative YouTube content for at least an hour per day say Yoon’s martial law decree ...
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Martial law lifted in South Korea after parliament votes
South Korea's emergency martial law was lifted at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it. President Yoon Suk-yeol had declared the emergency martial law last night, ...
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he ...
East Asia Forum4d
South Korea’s economy in tatters amid political turmoil
South Korea needs international cooperation and a stronger social safety net to lay the foundation for economic recovery ...
ABC News3d
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Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the ... a rebellion when he imposed martial law South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this ...
Business Times23h
South Korea’s stimulus plan likely to drive up bond yields
SOUTH Korea’s bid to tackle a slowing economy via fiscal stimulus will pressure the won and may steepen the yield curve at a ...
New York Sun3d
Cruelty and Arrogance of South Korean Presidents on Display in Seoul Courtrooms
South Korean court decisions spotlight the cruel move by President Moon to send two North Korean fishermen back to certain death in the North and ...
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52% says Constitutional Court should uphold Yoon's impeachment
More than half of South Koreans said the Constitutional Court should uphold the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol to remove him from office for his short-lived martial law declaration, a survey ...