South Korea, Yoon and martial law

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 President, Impeached and in Jail, Winning Support in Polls
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol, languishing in jail following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, can take comfort in the resurgence of his conservative adherents in the wake of the leftist drive to have him ousted, imprisoned, and possibly executed.
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 Yoon defends his martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
South Koreans Separate Support on PPP and President Yoon
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
South Korea Investigators Transfer Yoon's Case to Prosecutors for Indictment
South Korea's anti-corruption agency that is leading a criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived attempt to declare martial law said on Thursday it will transfer the case to the prosecutors' office for an indictment.
South Korea President denies ordering arrest of lawmakers amid impeachment trial
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has denied accusations that he ordered the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law during his first appearance at his impeachment trial on Tuesday.
South Korea’s impeached leader defends martial law bid during public appearance
Yoon Suk Yeol made his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his martial law declaration.
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.
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