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South Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to stand trial in criminal case

Yoon Suk Yeol is the first sitting South Korean president to stand trial in a criminal case regarding his bid to impose martial law, as hearings began at Seoul Central District Court on Thursday.
Prosecutors have labeled Yoon the 'ringleader of an insurrection,' facing possible life imprisonment or the death penalty amid significant political turmoil in South Korea.
Yoon's impeachment trial centers on whether his martial law declaration was constitutional, amid ongoing political turmoil in South Korea.
Yoon's lawyer claimed that the trial is a 'significant event in constitutional history' and challenged the legitimacy of the indictment.

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South Korea police building case against Yoon for obstructing arrest

SEOUL: South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday (Feb 21). A South Korean court

11 hours ago·Singapore

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The Korea Times

Support for ruling party falls to 34% amid Yoon's impeachment trial: poll

The approval rating for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) fell to 34 percent, a poll showed Friday, amid the ongoing impeachment trial for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

12 hours ago·Korea, Republic of

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Deutschlandfunk

South Korea - Criminal trial against suspended President Yoon started

In South Korea, the trial against suspended President Yoon has begun.

22 hours ago·Germany

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Business Live

South Korea’s Yoon in court on insurrection charges

Prosecutors call for swift proceedings considering gravity of case, but lawyers say they need more time to review records

23 hours ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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abc

Criminal Trial Begins Against Deposed South Korean President Yoon

The criminal trial against the dismissed South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed enactment of a martial law, began on Thursday in a court of Seoul capital. Yoon, a 64-year-old ex-prosecutor, has been detained since his arrest in January and faces charges of insurrection for which he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty. On the other hand, the South Korean Constitutional Court analyzes whether he ratifies Yoon’…

1 day ago·Spain

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scheerpost.com

What the US Can Learn From South Koreans Who Stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

Yoon Suk Yeol arrest protest 2025-01-14. Seefooddiet, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jungmin Choi / Waging Nonviolence As Elon Musk and his DOGE team set about dismantling government agencies, many Americans expected a strong response from Congressional Democrats. Instead, party leaders offered weak statements and little resistance to being refused entry to the very agencies they are tasked …

1 day ago

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