South Korea’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. CBC | World News
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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, news reports said, a criminal charge that could put him to death or jail for life if convicted. CBC | World News
Read More »Ousted South Korea defence minister testifies he wanted more expansive martial law than president
South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, which the country’s ousted defence minister testified that he wanted a broader military deployment than Yoon. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea’s impeached president defies arrest in standoff with martial law investigators
South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain him. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached president in martial law probe
South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion. CBC | World News
Read More »Martial law investigators to request impeached South Korean president appear for questioning
South Korean law enforcement authorities are pushing to summon impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon’s case to determine whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law order
South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea’s president defends short-lived martial law decree, rejects probes into his actions
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korean police reportedly raid president’s office over martial law declaration
South Korean police searched President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office Wednesday over his imposition of martial law last week, reports said, as some of his top officials were arrested, detained and questioned about their actions in enforcing his orders. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea’s president apologizes to nation for declaring martial law
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