Meet the 'Yoonies': Ex-President's Shadow Looms over South Korean Poll

Meet the 'Yoonies': ex-president's shadow looms over South Korean poll

Experts say the ousted leader's influence continues to loom over the election, as he drew extreme religious figures and right-wing YouTubers into mainstream politics.

Yoon’s shadow looms over South Korean poll

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Meet the Yoonies: Ex-president's shadow looms over South Korean poll

He imposed martial law, sent armed troops to parliament, and was unceremoniously stripped of office -- but some South Koreans still believe disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol is the country's true leader. Yoon is barred from standing in the June 3 snap election triggered by his ouster, but experts say…

Police seize ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's phones for 1st time since martial law bid

Police said Friday they have seized cellphones of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and the phone server records of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) for the first time since Yoon's short-lived martial law bid in December. The police's special investigation unit said it confiscated a secure phone and a work phone used by Yoon, and received records from a secure phone server used by the PSS as part of their investigation into allegations the f…

Police seize ex-President Yoon's phones for 1st time since martial law bid

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday they have seized cellphones of former Preside...

After Impeachment | Kang-Kook Lee

Korea remains engulfed in political turmoil following the declaration of martial law on December 3 and the subsequent presidential impeachment by the National Assembly. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested and detained on January 19, is now on trial in the Constitutional Court. His resistance to investigation incited public outrage and heightened fears about the impact of the political crisis on the economy. Meanwhile, conservative factions …