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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law

January 26, 2025 admin

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea on January 21, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “South Korean prosecutors on Sunday (January 26, 2025) indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law last month,” news reports said….

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South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon over martial law decree

January 19, 2025 admin

Police officers stand guard at the front gate of the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday (January 19, 2025), days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible…

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South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster as detention deadline looms

January 5, 2025 admin

Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday (January 5, 2025) near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his short-lived martial law decree. Dozens of anti-corruption agency investigators and…

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Seoul stocks sink amid South Korea drama as Asian markets mixed

December 4, 2024 admin

South Korean stocks sank Wednesday (December 4, 2024) while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before reversing the decision hours later. The shock announcement sent shivers through the trading floor in Seoul and fuelled a political crisis in Asia’s third-biggest economy, with the Opposition party…

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