The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,
The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.
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.
South Korean prosecutors yesterday indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 last year, the main opposition party said. The announcement came as North Korea yesterday said it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted over the imposition of martial law, leading to political unrest. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with rebellion related to his controversial decree aimed at curbing liberal influences in the National Assembly.
Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.
A U.S. Defense Department official said that U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises could be subject to change depending on the Trump administration’s policies and the potential impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol,
The Cabinet is likely to be convened for an emergency meeting to discuss an opposition-proposed bill calling for a special counsel probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration last December.
North Korea's state media reported Wednesday on the indictment of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection charges, three days after it occurred.