President Yoon faces criminal trial

South Korea braces for final phase of Yoon's impeachment trial. What will happen after the final hearing?
Ahead of the hearing, both sides are gearing up for their closing statements which will justify their respective claims on his insurrection and power abuse charges
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.
Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial
Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December
President Yoon, South Korea Parliament prepare for final phase of impeachment trial
National Assembly to stress illegal nature of martial law as president maintains he acted within his rights. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea’s Police Build Case Against Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are formally investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson confirmed on Friday. A court issued an arrest warrant
Impeachment Tension: South Korean Police Build Case Against Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are pursuing formal charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing an arrest warrant. This follows a court-issued warrant amid insurrection accusations tied to a martial law decree.
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.
Yoon briefly attends hearing of impeachment trial
President Yoon Suk Yeol (far R, standing) leaves a courtroom at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2025, about five minutes after the court began the 10th hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December,
South Korea’s Yoon faces his first day in court
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before two courts on Thursday. His first stop at the Seoul Central District Court made him the first sitting president — he’s not yet been formally removed from office — to face criminal prosecution.
Hosted on MSN12m
52% says Yoon's impeachment should be upheld
More than half of all Koreans said the Constitutional Court should uphold the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol to ...
Yonhap News English on MSN4h
52 pct says Constitutional Court should uphold Yoon's impeachment
More than half of South Koreans said the Constitutional Court should uphold the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol to ...
Korea University in chaos as pro-, anti-Yoon rallies take over campus
SEOUL: The wave of pro- and anti-impeachment rallies surrounding South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol has spread to university ...