Tag: martial law
South Korea ex-minister gets 25 years for role in martial law...
Yoon was also given a 30-year jail term earlier this month for sending drones to North Korea to "manufacture a national crisis" to justify his martial law.
South Korea’s ex-spy chief arrested over martial law
The arrest follows a request by special prosecutors for a warrant against Cho Tae-yong, former head of the National Intelligence Service, on charges that he ignored his duties as spy agency chief and posed a risk of destroying evidence, among other allegations.
South Koreans vote early in record numbers in poll triggered by...
South Koreans queued in long lines in record numbers to choose their next president on Friday, the second day of early voting in a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law declaration.
South Korean president faces second martial law impeachment vote
A week after a first attempt to remove Yoon for the martial law debacle foundered, the National Assembly will vote at around 4 pm (0700 GMT) on whether to impeach him for "insurrectionary acts undermining the constitutional order".
Yoon Suk Yeol vows to fight ‘until the very last minute’
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight "until the very last minute" in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country's parliament last week.
Presiden Korea Selatan disekat daripada meninggalkan negara
Kementerian Kehakiman turut mengesahkan, Yoon merupakan satu-satunya Presiden Korea Selatan pertama disekat daripada negara itu.
S. Korean ex-defence minister arrested after martial law fiasco: media
South Korea's former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested over his role in a martial law declaration that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported Sunday.
