South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol and constitutional court

Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
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 in court for hearing, becomes first sitting president to go on criminal trial
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made history on Thursday by becoming the first sitting head of state to stand trial in the country. Yoon, 64, faces serious charges of insurrection, which carry a potential sentence of life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
South Korea's impeached president Yoon in court for a hearing in his criminal trial
Traveling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts
South Korea's ousted PM says tried to stop martial law decree
South Korea's ousted premier said 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 trial about the events of a night that threw the country into turmoil.
How South Korea's Constitutional Court is deciding on the president's future
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is putting up a desperate fight for his political life at Seoul’s Constitutional Court after being impeached and arrested for his short-lived imposition of martial
South Korea's impeached prime minister says Cabinet had concerns over martial law
South Korea's impeached prime minister told parliament on Thursday that "everyone" in a hastily arranged meeting of ministers expressed concerns about President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law plan before he announced it on Dec. 3.
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering removal of lawmakers during martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the sixth impeachment hearing on 6 February, 2025, amid ongoing accusations of ordering military actions against lawmakers during his controversial martial law declaration.
Impeached South Korean president appears in 2 different courts while defending his martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.
South Korean president appears in two courts while defending martial law decree
Yoon denies ordering arrest of key politicians and accuses former first deputy director of South Korea’s spy agency of lying and fabricating evidence
South Korea’s Yoon in court for hearing in criminal trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Thursday (February 20, 2025) 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.
Criminal trial against South Korea's ousted ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol begins in Seoul
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday (Feb 20) became the nation's first head of state to face criminal proceedings in the nation's history. The trial, which began on Thursday at Seoul's Central District Court,
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South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
Yoon Suk Yeol’s presence at the court was his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his short-lived declaration of martial law ...
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What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an authoritarian power-grab
South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just 6 hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.