Yoon, South Korea and martial law

South Korea investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon for insurrection, abuse of power
South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.
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 prosecution asked to charge Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law order
The development comes after the country’s anti-corruption agency failed to grill Yoon Suk-yeol over his failed martial law bid.
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 appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
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.
South Korea: Protests in South Korea call for annulment of impeachment trial
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rallied near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Tuesday with banners reading ‘Impeachment Nullification’ during a rally. The demonstration coincided with Yoon's attendance at the third hearing of his impeachment trial.
South Korea’s impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated
Over the weekend, hundreds of President Yoon's supporters smashed their way into a court building in Seoul. Police restored order early Sunday morning, but not before making dozens of arrests. The post Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated appeared first on The World from PRX.
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