Acting President Choi Sang-mok again vetoed a revised special counsel bill aimed at investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law last month, citing a lack of bipartisan consensus and national security risks.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted over the imposition of martial law, leading to political unrest. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with rebellion related to his controversial decree aimed at curbing liberal influences in the National Assembly.

W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

It’s entirely plausible,” she said. “The forces behind President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment prefer appeasement toward North Korea and accommodation of China, which could lead to a major ...

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.

The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.

A U.S. Defense Department official said that U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises could be subject to change depending on the Trump administration’s policies and the potential impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol,