It is punishable by life imprisonment or death, although South Korea has not executed anyone in decades. The indictment alleges that Yoon’s imposition of martial law was an illegal attempt to ...

SEOUL, South Korea — In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform ...

The head of South Korea's National Police Agency, who is also on trial on insurrection charges related to the martial law decree, is another witness. The impeachment hearing was Yoon's second of ...

A South Korean court has ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was ...

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (UPI) --South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a closing statement at his impeachment trial Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law ...

South Korea's impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according ...

South Korea's ousted premier said on Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the first time at his former boss's impeachment ...

A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address at the final hearing of his trial during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb ...