The indictment of South Korea’s impeached President on charges of insurrection marks a historic and sobering moment for the nation. Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law in December was a dramatic escalation of political overreach, plunging the country into its deepest political crisis in decades.
Prosecutors have formally indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of organizing an insurrection related to his brief declaration of martial law last month.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday visited a hospital in central Seoul for medical treatment after making his first appearance at his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, his lawyers said on Monday.
The anti-corruption investigation agency said Sunday that President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was formally arrested over his failed martial law bid, will be banned from meeting visitors other than his lawyers.
On Sunday, protesters calling for Yoon's detention staged a rally near the presidential residence for a third day and vowed to extend the rally for another day.
The dramatic standoff surrounding the attempted arrest of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has drawn global attention to the intricate interplay of justice, power, and public sentiment in a democracy.
South Korea's investigators held back from executing a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday as thousands rallied outside his residence to stop his arrest.
South Korean authorities on Friday entered the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute an arrest warrant over his failed bid to impose martial law, Yonhap reported.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal defence team plans to seek an injunction to suspend a detention warrant issued against the impeached president over his failed martial law bid, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday, while criticising the warrant as 'illegal.'
