South Korean prosecutors have asked a court in Seoul to sentence former president Yoon Suk Yeol to death for leading an insurrection after he briefly imposed martial law in late 2024. A special counsel made the request during the final hearing on the charge at the Seoul Central District Court. If convicted, South Korean law allows only two penalties for the crime: death or life imprisonment. A verdict and sentence are expected in the coming weeks, though executions have not been carried out in the country since 1997.


South Korea: Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ousted South Korean Leader Yoon 

South Korea's president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law.

Yoon Suk Yeol impeached, constitutional court delivers unanimous verdict against Yoon

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after impeachment upheld

The political crisis in South Korea has taken another dramatic turn. Major legal relief has been granted to impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo after the country's Constitutional Court dismissed his impeachment. Judges voted seven against one to dismiss the impeachment. The judgment reinstated Han Duck-soo as the acting president, confirming his return to the interim post. Watch in for more details!

South Korea: Constitutional court dismisses Prime Minister's impeachment

Thousands of people are rallying across South Korea, supporting suspended President Yun Suk-yeol ahead of a Constitutional Court verdict. The court ruling, expected later this month, will decide if South Korea will uphold Yun's impeachment over his declaration of martial law. Watch in for more details!

South Korea: Huge crowd march in rival rallies against South Korea's impeached president

South Korea: Rival rallies erupt before ruling on President Yoon's impeachment

News outlets reported that South Korean court had ordered the release of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from prison. 
South Korea's impeached president has been released from detention after a court in Seoul overturned his arrest on technical grounds. Yoon Suk Yeol walked free on Saturday to cheers from his supporters

South Korea: Yoon awaits judgement on validity of impeachment in separate trial

News outlets reported that South Korean court had ordered the release of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from prison. 
A court in South Korea has declared that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will be released from prison, where he has been detained since his arrest in January due to his brief declaration of martial law at the end of last year.

South Korea: President Yoon Released From Jail After 52 Days | Yoon Souk Yeol | Korea News | WION

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached, is now awaiting a separate court ruling on the validity of his impeachment. Meanwhile, a district court has invalidated his arrest warrant. The political divide deepens over December’s short-lived martial law order, further fueling tensions across the country.

South Korea: Impeached President Yoon awaits court ruling on validity

A district court in South Korea has granted some major legal relief to the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who's been at the epicenter of a major political crisis ever since his short-lived martial law had plunged the country into chaos. In a judgment, the court has now canceled the arrest warrant against Yun, announcing their decision. Watch in for more details!

Seoul: Court cancels arrest warrant against Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces a crucial moment as the Constitutional Court concludes his impeachment trial. The final verdict, expected next month, will determine his political future. Yoon has apologized while defending his controversial martial law proposal during the final hearing. The nation watches closely as the decision looms.

South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon's impeachment trial outcome

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Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial, blaming opposition forces for the political crisis. Protests erupt as supporters demand his reinstatement.

Yoon says South Korean opposition failed to offer him due respect

Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by the investigators for the second day after his arrest over his failed martial law bid. The corruption investigation office called Yoon for questioning at 10 a.m. local time, but his lawyer said that the embattled leader again refused to appear. Watch this report for more details!

South Korea’s Yoon Refuses To Appear For Questioning After Arrest

South Korean investigators and police on Wednesday (Jan 15) arrested suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol after storming his residence. Officers, as per reports, used ladders to scale the compound’s walls after being blocked at the entrance. In a statement, the impeached President said Wednesday that he had decided to submit to questioning over his failed martial law bid to avert "bloodshed" even though he believed the probe was illegal. Watch in for more details!

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World: The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times after his bungled December 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

South Korean court re-issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon


South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law 

South Korean prosecutors accuse Yoon of authorising 'shooting' in martial law bid

Former South Korean defence minister Kim Yong Hyun has been formally arrested for his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law in the country last week.

South Korean defence minister arrested over martial law attempt, Yoon under investigation

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, in yet another TV address, apologised for declaring martial law in the country earlier this week. Speaking just hours ahead of a planned impeachment vote, Yoon bowed to the people and said that there wouldn't be another such order.

South Korean President Yoon apologises for martial law declaration

In a tense moment outside the South Korean National Assembly, opposition party leader An Gwi-ryeong grabbed a soldier's rifle, saying that she would be the last line to stop military entry into parliament during the chaos trigerred after the declaration of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Aren't you ashamed?: S Korean oppn MP who grabbed soldier's gun during martial law protest

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee arrived in the United Kingdom for a three-day visit on Tuesday (Nov 21). The South Korean president will also be the first state visitor that King Charles III will be hosting since his coronation.

South Korean president kicks off historic UK visit as two countries work to strengthen ties

As he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Seoul on Sunday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that unresolved historical differences should not prevent South Korea and Japan from fostering closer ties in the face of global issues.

Japan, South Korea to forge deeper ties, overcome historical differences

US President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol announced that the two nations will bolster the response to North Korea's persistent nuclear threat with an agreement that includes plans to dock US nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in over 40 years.

Biden-Yoon Meet: US, South Korea unveil new nuclear deterrence plan

To help overcome a national economic crisis, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee. The pardon is largely symbolic with Lee already out on parole after serving 18 months in jail.

South Korean president Yoon pardons Samsung's Lee

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