South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, ...

On the face of it, it seems from the moment last year Eron Kiiza removed his coat in the courtyard of the much-feared General Court Martial and did about 30 press- ups he was a marked man.

Hundreds of South Koreans took to the streets in protest, and lawmakers gathered in the National Assembly to reject the martial law. The rapid response to Yoon’s attempts to subvert the democratic ...

Kim’s lawyer Lee Ha-sang told reporters on Thursday (Jan 16) that “no mistakes were made” when writing the martial law decree, saying it was to “ban political activities in a situation ...

It outlined five constitutional violations as grounds for confirming Mr Yoon’s impeachment: his declaration of martial law, his ordering the obstruction of parliamentary activities through the ...

The anti-corruption agency, which is leading a joint investigation with the police and the military over whether Yoon’s martial law declaration amounted to attempted rebellion, has 48 hours ...

presenting another delay in the process of probing Yoon on charges related to his attempt to impose martial law last month. Lawyer Yoon Kap-keun told reporters earlier in the day that the ...

claiming the prosecution and judicial branch do not have the authority to “make judgments” concerning the president’s constitutional ability to declare martial law. South Korea’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, sits in a car as he heads to a detention center in Uiwang ...

Dec. 4, martial law lifted Yoon issued the second public address at 4:27 a.m., about three and a half hours after the Assembly unanimously passed the resolution to revoke martial law.