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South Korea's Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country's first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
Traveling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts on Thursday, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and fighting an effort to remove him from office in the other.
Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to go on criminal trial
The 64-year-old former prosecutor has been behind bars since he was arrested last month on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty.
Who is South Korea's impeached, indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol?
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's term in office has been dogged by personal scandals, an unyielding opposition and rifts within his own party, and a rapid fall from grace over his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.
Criminal trial against South Korea's ousted ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol begins in Seoul
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday (Feb 20) became the nation's first head of state to face criminal proceedings in the nation's history. The trial, which began on Thursday at Seoul's Central District Court,
Director Bong Joon Ho 'proud' of South Koreans overcoming martial law bid
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout ...
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Trial for insurrection against President Yoon begins in South Korea: "Martial law aimed to thwart legislative dictatorship"
Accused of insurrection and abuse of power by the Prosecution, he could face a life sentence. For the first time in the history of South Korea, a sitting president is being tried in a criminal court.
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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law
South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal ...
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he ...