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The court found that Yoon's actions were serious enough to warrant his removal from office, Moon said, as he committed a "grave infringement of citizens' rights."
U.S. News & World Report |
South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule on Friday whether to remove or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration that sparked a crisis in a country...
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Months on from his failed coup, an anti-communist frenzy has gripped Yoon's supporters, young and old.

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