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North Korea reports on Yoon’s detention and impeachment trial
North Korea's state media on Friday reported on President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for an investigation into his short-lived imposition of martial law and the accelerating impeachment trial against him.
North Korea's Assembly Meets but No Mention of Unification, Foreign Policy Changes
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the constitution that would further cement its hostile policy towards South Korea.
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
South Korea's Yoon appears at impeachment trial over martial law bid
Yoon Suk Yeol faces South Korea court for first time over martial law saga
South Korean investigators call to formally charge President Yoon
The agency leading criminal investigations into impeached former-leader Yoon Suk Yeol have recommended he be formally charged with insurrection and abuse of power. View on euronews
South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
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 accused him of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament.
North Korea reports on Yoon being taken into custody as first sitting president
North Korea’s state media on Friday reported on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention by the South’s anti-corruption agency over his botched Dec. 3 martial law imposition. "The international community is shining a spotlight on the chaotic situation in puppet South Korea by publishing breaking news on puppet Yoon Suk Yeol's detention as a sitting president for the first time and his transfer to investigative authorities,
South Korean political chaos continues to deepen after president Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested
After a weeks-long game of hide and seek, South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol has finally emerged from the shadows. The saga has exposed the nation's political division.
South Korea’s Yoon accused of using China as a ‘scapegoat’ in martial law defence
The impeached president is using unsubstantiated claims of election interference by China and North Korea to justify his failed self-coup bid.
South Korea Finally Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? First sitting South Korean president to be arrested
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? First sitting South Korean president to be arrested - Yoon threw his country into political turmoil by briefly declaring martial law last month
After a weekslong confrontation, South Korea's impeached president Yoon is detained
South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.
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Explaining the South Korean Political Crisis
The arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol underscores deep-rooted tensions in South Korea’s political landscape, where democratic progress continues to clash with lingering authoritarian attitudes. This turmoil reflects unresolved historical divides and the enduring polarisation of its societ.