South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces new criminal charges tied to his controversial martial law declaration.

Martial law is a special legal status that introduces military rule, typically imposed in situations of war or other extreme emergencies. The exact specifics depend on the country imposing it.

In April 2025, online users shared a rumor claiming U.S. President Donald Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and then declare martial law — a declaration of rule enforced by military ...

South Korea's ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Saturday on additional criminal charges related to his ...

“We had our share of martial law, but Yoon Suk Yeol was the first president to send armed troops into Parliament,” Mr. Cho said.

First, martial law applies broadly to the whole nation or large regions, whereas the Insurrection Act is typically invoked for localized unrest or rebellions, such as the 1992 Los Angeles riots ...

South Korean lawmakers pass a bill to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law in December, at the National Assembly in Seoul ...

April 20. Trump declares martial law in The United States of America." The mentions of April 20 pertained to a Jan. 20 executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern U.S. border.