Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-Hyun, currently detained, has defended his actions in court at the beginning of his trial, in which he is facing charges of insurrection for his alleged role in attempting to enforce martial law. Kim, who is accused of conspiring with President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law in […]
In a dramatic escalation of South Korea’s ongoing political crisis, impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested and questioned by investigators on Wednesday, bringing an end to a weeks-long standoff with authorities. The arrest follows a criminal probe into an alleged insurrection after Yoon’s controversial December 3 declaration of martial law, which triggered his impeachment by […]
A tense six-hour standoff unfolded in Seoul on Friday as South Korea’s presidential guards and military personnel successfully prevented authorities from executing an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The standoff took place inside Yoon’s compound, where the authorities had arrived to arrest him as part of a criminal investigation into alleged insurrection […]