S. Korean prosecutors: Yoon authorized ‘shooting’ during martial law bid

Agence France Presse 12/29/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors’ report seen…

South Korean lawmakers impeach second president in 2 weeks

Agence France Presse 12/28/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country even deeper into political crisis two weeks after his predecessor was suspended over a martial law declaration that shocked the…

Yoon impeached: Who could be South Korea’s next president?

The Korean Herald/Asia News Network 12/15/2024

SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol’s term is set to end on May 9, 2027, but with the prospect of his early departure from office, that timeline is likely to be moved up significantly. This scenario became…

South Korea’s opposition chief urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment

Associated Press 12/15/2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader on Sunday urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on a bid to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, a day after parliament voted to impeach him…

South Korean president faces second martial law impeachment vote

AFP 12/14/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge. A week after the first…

South Korean president banned from leaving country

Agence France Presse 12/09/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after he plunged the country into chaos by briefly imposing martial…

S. Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

AFP 12/07/2024

Seoul, SOUTH KOREA – South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.…

Who is the South Korean leader who tried to impose martial law?

Associated Press 12/06/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Decades of achievement led Yoon Suk Yeol to the pinnacle of political power in South Korea, but his legacy may now rest on a single, baffling decision to send out troops under martial…

South Korea president holds on to power after martial law U-turn

Agence France Presse 12/05/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an opposition impeachment motion put forward after his stunning but brief imposition of martial…

South Korean opposition moves to impeach president

Agence France Presse 12/04/2024

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s opposition moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to…

What we know about South Korea’s martial law

12/04/2024

Seoul, South Korea–South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition…

South Korean president abandons martial law attempt

12/04/2024

Seoul, South Korea—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. Yoon’s shock…

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