Live Updates: South Korea’s President Impeached Over Martial Law Crisis
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Dec. 3 and plunged South Korea into political turmoil. Some members of Mr. Yoon’s own party helped pass the motion to impeach.
South Korea’s President Faces New Impeachment Vote
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party blocked the opposition’s first attempt a week ago after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law.
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol vows ‘fight to the end’
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy. In a surprise televised address on Thursday, he said the attempt was a legal decision to “prevent the collapse” of democracy and counter the opposition’s “parliamentary dictatorship”. Yoon […]
North Korea Breaks Silence on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration
In its first statement about the turmoil over President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree, the North said nothing about how inter-Korean relations might be affected.
South Korea’s imposes travel ban on President Yoon : NPR
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans as they hold signs carrying the names of the ruling party’s lawmakers who didn’t vote at the impeachment motion last week, during a rally in front of the ruling People Power Party’s head office in Seoul, South Korea on Monday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle […]
South Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode
Prosecutors are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol and his followers committed insurrection when they briefly put South Korea under martial law.
Live Updates: South Korea’s President Apologizes, But Doesn’t Resign Ahead of Impeachment Vote
President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would not seek to impose martial law again and that he would leave his fate to his party. Lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach him later on Saturday.
Old Photos Tell the Story of South Korea’s 1980 Unrest
Clashes during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law echoed the military’s actions during an earlier political crisis that lasted longer and turned deadly.
South Korea’s Defense Minister Steps Down Over Martial Law Decree
President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of Kim Yong-hyun, who said he considered himself responsible for the short-lived decision to impose military rule.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after failed martial law order
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