South Korea braces for unrest ahead of Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment ruling - Seoul police chief says they will ‘mobilise all ...

Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol said the country was facing a national crisis and repeatedly defended his martial law decree in his final hearing statement of his impeachment trial. Mr ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law in a televised address from the presidential office building in Yongsan, Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2024. Credit: President’s Office, Republic of Korea ...

South Korea’s special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law ...

FILE - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2025 ...

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) --A South Korean special counsel on Monday charged former President Yoon Suk Yeol with additional crimes, including aiding an enemy state, after an investigation found evidence ...

SEOUL -- Thousands of South Koreans rallied outside the National Assembly on Wednesday, marking one year since former President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law -- a short-lived, failed attempt that ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for his short-lived imposition of martial law in or before October 2023, more than a year before the December 2024 declaration, a special counsel team ...

Protesters outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, demand the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol as voting occurs on Dec. 7, 2024. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Hashflu In his special ...

On June 3, 2025, the liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president of South Korea after a lightning-fast election campaign, which followed the sudden declaration of martial law by his ...