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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.
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
The pastor and the president: the religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon
Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal charges of insurrection and try to convince the constitutional court to reinstate him.
Top South Korean officer says was asked to help Yoon martial law bid
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 parliament during last
South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate'
SEOUL (Reuters) - 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 President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree
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 Prosecutors Indict Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol Over His Martial Law
SEOUL, South Korea — 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 charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.
Ex-commander says he repeatedly opposed Yoon over martial law
A former head of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, indicted in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration, said Tuesday that he repeatedly expressed his opposition to the scheme to Yoon,
South Korea’s Yoon sought to sabotage media during martial law bid: investigators
The allegations are among a 101-page indictment put together by prosecutors seeking the impeached president’s conviction for insurrection.
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(3rd LD) Ex-commander confirms Yoon ordered removal of lawmakers, not agents, from Nat'l Assembly
A former military commander involved in President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid confirmed Thursday that the people ...
Why does first lady Kim Keon Hee not visit detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol?
On Feb 3, Mr Seok Dong-hyeon, Mr Yoon’s close friend who recently joined the team of Mr Yoon’s legal representatives, said in ...
Yoon in court again to decide fate
Impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was ...
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Yoon Seok-yeol's sophistry makes his loyal subordinates 'liars'
President Yoon Suk-yeol awaits the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial to be held at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 4. Reporter Lee Jun-heonThe level of blame-shifting and ...
Insurrection trials begin for Yoon Suk Yeol's alleged accomplices
The criminal trials began Thursday for high-ranking officials and former military commanders suspected of playing a part in ...
Yoon allies pin hopes on Trump to save ousted president
Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are banking their hopes on President Donald Trump coming to their aid.
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Acting president grilled at parliamentary probe into Yoon's insurrection allegation
Acting President Choi Sang-mok was grilled Thursday at a special parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, with opposition lawmakers questioning him about a memo ...
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Yoon, ex-defense chief snub jailhouse parliamentary investigation hearings
The parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law failed to convince ...