Yoon, South Korea and Constitutional Court

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
Seoul, South Korea — 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.
South Korea's Yoon makes 2 court appearances
Impeached president appears in two courtrooms, first to hear criminal insurrection charges and then to face a Constitutional Court impeachment trial, both in connection with his Dec. 3 imposition of m
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 be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.
South Korea’s Impeached President Yoon Faces Trial Over Insurrection Charges
South Koreas impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for the first hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection charges. His lawyers demanded his release, arguing that the
South Korea Edges Closer to End of Trial Deciding Yoon’s Fate
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold another hearing next week before deciding whether President Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office for his ill-fated martial law declaration in December.
South Korea's Yoon attends his first criminal trial hearing
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at a Seoul court on Thursday for the first hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection charges, during which his lawyers demanded his release from jail.
S. Korean president's lawyer says martial law bid sought to stop 'dictatorship'
Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyer on Thursday said his bid to impose martial law was aimed at thwarting a "legislative dictatorship" by the opposition-controlled parliament, as the
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.
South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Thursday for a hearing where his lawyers contested his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he briefly imposed martial law in December.
Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to go on criminal trial
Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol became the country's first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case as hearings opened Thursday on his bid to
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South Korea's Yoon accuses intelligence official of plotting his impeachment
SEOUL - South Korea's ousted premier said on Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of ...
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South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree
Seoul, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to ...
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South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country's detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it ...
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South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday. Some investigators were on their hands and knees, combing for forensic ...
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How Yoon Suk Yeol carries out politics from behind bars in South Korea
SEOUL: In South Korean history, five of the country's 13 presidents have been arrested and jailed either during their time in ...