Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea

Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial
Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial President Yoon Suk Yeol looks pensive during the 10th hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2025, over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.
South Korea braces for final phase of Yoon's impeachment trial. What will happen after the final hearing?
Ahead of the hearing, both sides are gearing up for their closing statements which will justify their respective claims on his insurrection and power abuse charges
Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial
Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December
South Korea’s Police Build Case Against Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are formally investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson confirmed on Friday. A court issued an arrest warrant
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.
Impeachment Tension: South Korean Police Build Case Against Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are pursuing formal charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing an arrest warrant. This follows a court-issued warrant amid insurrection accusations tied to a martial law decree.
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.
President Yoon, South Korea Parliament prepare for final phase of impeachment trial
With the 11th hearing of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial set for TUesday (Feb 25), both sides are gearing up for the statements justifying their respective claims on his insurrection and power abuse charges.
South Korea’s Yoon faces his first day in court
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before two courts on Thursday. His first stop at the Seoul Central District Court made him the first sitting president — he’s not yet been formally removed from office — to face criminal prosecution.
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Yoon impeachment trial nears end, final arguments set for Feb. 25
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hear final arguments in President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment trial on Feb. 25, ...
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Next steps in Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment ruling
With the final hearing of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial scheduled for Feb. 25 -- 73 days since the National Assembly voted to impeach him -- the Constitutional Court is ...