South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed ...

The impeached, jailed president now faces rebellion charges that are punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.

Yoon rescinded martial law six hours later after parliament defied military and police cordons to vote against the decree. During Thursday ... he shared names of people who might violate the ...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Thursday downplayed allegations implicating President Yoon Suk Yeol in his short-lived imposition of martial law, speaking as a ...

"The reason for the declaration of martial law wasn't about a warning to the opposition. I was trying to appeal to the people to draw ... nodding at Kim during the testimony.

On Dec. 3, Yoon Suk Yeol, president of South Korea, declared martial law during a televised address in response to rising political tensions. The resultant panic in the financial and ...

Yoon has been incarcerated since last week under a separate criminal probe on charges of leading an insurrection with his attempt to impose martial law in early ... of Yoon’s People Power ...

SEOUL — South Korea’s impeached president denied Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has rejected allegations at his impeachment trial that he ordered members of the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly during last month’s ...

Yoon has been incarcerated since last week under a separate criminal probe on charges of leading an insurrection with his attempt to impose martial law in early ... of Yoon's People Power Party ...

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Read full article: ‘I saw people ... days, during which they will transfer the case to public prosecutors for indictment. Investigators are examining whether Yoon’s Dec. 3 martial law decree ...