Yoon, martial law and South Korea

South Korea's Yoon defends actions at impeachment hearing over martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea's Yoon appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
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 Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president denied Tuesday 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.
South Korea’s President, Impeached and in Jail, Winning Support in Polls
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol, languishing in jail following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, can take comfort in the resurgence of his conservative adherents in the wake of the leftist drive to have him ousted, imprisoned, and possibly executed.
South Koreans Separate Support on PPP and President Yoon
Despite the public’s support for impeaching the South Korean president, the ruling People Power Party just outpolled the main opposition Democratic Party.
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
South Korea arrests impeached president
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained, making him the first sitting president to be arrested in the country's history
Doctored photo falsely shared as 'mug shot of impeached South Korean president'
After impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first days in jail following his arrest on insurrection charges over his botched declaration of martial law, an image circulated in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the suspended leader's mug shot.
Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated
Over the weekend, hundreds of President Yoon's supporters smashed their way into a court building in Seoul. Police restored order early Sunday morning, but not before making dozens of arrests. The post Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated appeared first on The World from PRX.
South Korea President denies ordering arrest of lawmakers amid impeachment trial
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has denied accusations that he ordered the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law during his first appearance at his impeachment trial on Tuesday.
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