Yoon, martial law and South Korea

Top South Korean officer says was asked to help Yoon martial law bid
The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year's failed martial law order by impeached president Yook Suk Yeol.
The pastor and the president: the religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon
Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal charges of insurrection and try to convince the constitutional court to reinstate him.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon indicted over his martial law, reports say
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate'
SEOUL (Reuters) - A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.
South Korean President Yoon indicted over insurrection charges in martial law bid
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 indict president Yoon for insurrection
South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection, with his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December.
South Korean investigators indict impeached President Yoon on insurrection charges
Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection to insurrection charges. South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach Yoon last month after he briefly declared martial law and thrust the country into chaos.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say
Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.
Ex-commander says he repeatedly opposed Yoon over martial law
A former head of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, indicted in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration, said Tuesday that he repeatedly expressed his opposition to the scheme to Yoon,
South Korea’s Yoon sought to sabotage media during martial law bid: investigators
The allegations are among a 101-page indictment put together by prosecutors seeking the impeached president’s conviction for insurrection.
Why does first lady Kim Keon Hee not visit detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol?
On Feb 3, Mr Seok Dong-hyeon, Mr Yoon’s close friend who recently joined the team of Mr Yoon’s legal representatives, said in ...
Yoon allies pin hopes on Trump to save ousted president
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are banking their hopes on President Donald Trump coming to their aid.
Insurrection trials begin for Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged accomplices
The criminal trials began Thursday for high-ranking officials and former military commanders suspected of playing a part in ...
Yoon in court again to decide fate
Impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was ...
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(2nd LD) Ex-commander confirms Yoon ordered removal of lawmakers, not agents, from Nat'l Assembly
A former military commander involved in President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid confirmed Thursday that the people ...
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Yoon, ex-defense chief snub jailhouse parliamentary investigation hearings
The parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law failed to convince ...