South Korea's Yoon Impeachment Trial

Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a dramatic political showdown.
South Korea adjourns first day of trial deciding Yoon’s fate
South Korea began a trial on Tuesday (Jan 14) to decide if President Yoon Suk Yeol will be permanently removed from office over his botched martial law declaration. Read more at The Business Times.
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? Suspended South Korean president facing impeachment trial for martial law decree
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a possible removal from office as his impeachment trial began over his controversial martial law decree last month that plunged the country into political chaos.
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.
Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court.
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats.
South Korea’s far right borrows from Trump’s playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
The president's conservative supporters contend that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea’s freedoms.
Trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon set to begin
SEOUL: Arguments are due to begin in a South Korean court on Tuesday (Jan 14) in a trial to decide the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached after his short-lived bid to impose martial law threw the country into the worst political chaos in decades.
South Korea Yoon's lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, Yonhap reports
The Constitutional Court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is planning a new attempt to take Yoon into custody over a separate case relating to his failed attempt to impose martial law in early December.
First hearing of South Korea’s president’s impeachment trial ends in minutes due to Yoon’s absence
The first hearing for South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial ended in just four minutes - as Yoon was not in attendance.
South Korea's Yoon Impeachment Trial: What Could Happen?
The impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol begins on Tuesday to decide the former star prosecutor's fate after his short-lived martial law decree.
Defense Ministry denies provoking North Korea in connection with Yoon's martial law plot
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense dismissed allegations it took military actions intended to provoke North Korea ...
S. Korea's Yoon Ignored Cabinet Opposition To Martial Law: Prosecutors
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol ignored the objections of key cabinet ministers before his failed martial law ...
South Korea’s president gets pay rise despite botched martial law declaration
South Korea’s impeached president has received a pay rise despite being holed up inside a guarded compound after his botched ...