A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law
President Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon imposed martial law in the middle of the night earlier this month, plunging South Korea into its ...
South Korea's Ex-Defense Chief Formally Arrested Over Martial Law Episode
The Seoul Central District Court has approved an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, citing charges of ...
Martial Law Fallout Raises Questions South Korea Has Never Dealt With Before
The president faces an accusation of insurrection and, in a first for a sitting leader, the possibility of arrest. Here’s ...
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South Korea’s president throws nation into political chaos with martial law attempt
For the first time since South Korea became a democracy some 40 years ago, a president declared martial law. But hours later, ...
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South Korean police investigate Yoon for insurrection as general ‘finds out about martial law from TV’
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South Korea Prosecutors Say Yoon Authorised ‘Shooting’ During Martial Law Bid
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' ...
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South Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode
was taken into custody early Sunday as prosecutors investigated his role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived effort last week to impose martial law. That episode set off political upheaval ...