South Korea, Yoon and martial law

South Korea's impeached prime minister says cabinet expressed concerns over martial law plan
South Korea's impeached prime minister told parliament on Thursday that "everyone" in a hastily-arranged meeting of ministers expressed concerns about President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law plan before he announced it on December 3.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law
Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.
Commander of South Korean special forces unit says he was asked to help Yoon's martial law bid
SEOUL: The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court on Thursday (Feb 6) he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year's failed
Ex-military commander to testify at Yoon's impeachment trial over martial law allegations
A former military commander who has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of ordering the removal of lawmakers from the National Assembly building during December's brief imposition of martial law is set to testify at Yoon's impeachment trial Thursday.
Top South Korean officer says, asked to help Yoon martial law bid
SEOUL: The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to
South Korean President Yoon indicted over insurrection charges in martial law bid
Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over imposition of martial law
The Constitutional Court is separately deliberating whether to formally dismiss Yoon Suk Yeol as president or reinstate him. Yoon was impeached and suspended by the assembly last month.
South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate'
A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.
South Korea’s top commander testifies against Yoon in impeachment trial
A senior South Korean military commander has testified in court that he was asked how to cut electricity to parliament during last year’s failed martial law attempt by impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Former Army commander doubles down on claim that Yoon ordered him to drag lawmakers out
Military commanders involved in executing President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law decree gave clashing testimonies on Thursday about whether they were ordered to remove lawmakers from the National Assembly on Dec.
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[Editorial] As generals involved in martial law take accountability, Yoon shuns it
Kwak Jong-geun, former leader of the Army Special Warfare Command, testified repeatedly during the impeachment trial for President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday that he received orders to drag out ...
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Parliamentary committee issues order to bring ex-defense chief as witness for martial law hearing
An opposition-led parliamentary committee issued orders Thursday to bring former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and three ...
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Yoon blames DP for martial law in first prison meeting with PPP lawmakers
President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed on Monday that the actions of the liberal Democratic Party drove him to declare martial law, ...
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Why Yoon’s claims of martial law being about election fraud don’t hold water
Prosecutors pinpoint October 2024, a time of heightened scrutiny of him and his wife, as when the president began acting on plans for martial law ...