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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’s impeached president attends court, defends short-lived martial law enforcement
South Korea’s impeached president denied that he had ordered the military to drag out lawmakers at the National Assembly to prevent them from voting down his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time at a hearing of the Constitutional Court that is to determine his fate.
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol pushed past lines of police to enter the court, some destroying furniture and blasting fire extinguishers at officers trying to suppress them.
South Korea's impeached president spends first night in jail
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first night in jail as a criminal suspect Sunday, according to a prison officer. Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week after a
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.
South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over 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 Yoon Shuns Questioning as Security Tightened After Court Rampage
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused on Monday to be questioned by investigators under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced arrest over a violent rampage on a court building.
Protesters storm South Korean court after it extends President Yoon’s detention
A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, citing concern he could destroy evidence in a criminal probe into his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.
South Korea's Yoon to attend impeachment trial for the first time
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea: S. Korea's Yoon attends 3rd formal hearing of impeachment trial in Seoul
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday afternoon attends the third formal hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea. It marks the first time in the country's modern history that an impeached president attends a court hearing in person.
South Korean president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol faces insurrection charges and an impeachment trial after trying to impose martial law last month.
A look at the events that led up to the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained after a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound ...
Understanding the Forever Conflict Between North and South Korea
The uneasy truce between nuclear-armed North Korea and US-allied South Korea remains one of the most vexing security concerns ...