Yoon, South Korea and martial law

South Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
SEOUL: South Korean investigators recommended on Thursday (Jan 23) that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed the results of their probe int
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea’s Yoon denies martial law plot at impeachment hearing, moved to hospital
He claimed the declaration sought to highlight opposition abuses instead of disabling parliament, and argued their actions brought the country to the brink of collapse.
South Korea Investigators Transfer Yoon's Case to Prosecutors for Indictment
South Korea's anti-corruption agency that is leading a criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived attempt to declare martial law said on Thursday it will transfer the case to the prosecutors' office for an indictment.
South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he
South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea's suspended president attends impeachment hearing
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, and vowed to cooperate with the judges who will decide whether to remove
South Korea: Yoon tells court of his 'belief in liberal democracy' during first trial appearance
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed his "firm belief in liberal democracy" on Friday as he testified at his impeachment trial over his declaration of martial law last month. Amid a heavy security presence,
South Korea's Yoon appears for the first time at impeachment trial
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday appeared for the first time at the Constitutional Court for his impeachment trial. Yoon defended his decision to declare martial law, a short-lived decree that he announced in a shock address to the nation on the evening on December 3,

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