South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

One of the lawyers also criticized unproven claims of irregularities at the election commission, which Yoon cited as a factor for justifying martial law. “In South Korea’s current national chaos, the conspiracy theory of election fraud can destroy our ...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted on insurrection charges on Sunday after he briefly declared martial law last month, prosecutors told local media. Why it matters: Yoon is the first sitting president to both be arrested and indicted on criminal charges.

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.

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, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.

South Korean Constitutional Court has approved the spy agency chief and top security adviser as witnesses to testify at the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Friday.

After a South Korean news outlet fed into far-right conspiracies by reporting that "Chinese spies" tampering with the country's elections were arrested during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived suspension of civilian rule,

South Korea’s President was arrested and indicted after briefly imposing martial law in December. He also faces an impeachment trial that will determine if he’s removed from office. The U.S. Meat Expo

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed martial law bid by citing communist threats. His assertion fuelled anti-Chinese misinformation on social media including posts that claimed to show pictures of Chinese undercover agents -- holding flags that bore the letters "CN" -- allegedly infiltrating a pro-Yoon rally.