US EditionSouth Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to stand trial in criminal case
- Yoon Suk Yeol is the first sitting South Korean president to stand trial in a criminal case regarding his bid to impose martial law, as hearings began at Seoul Central District Court on Thursday.
- Prosecutors have labeled Yoon the 'ringleader of an insurrection,' facing possible life imprisonment or the death penalty amid significant political turmoil in South Korea.
- Yoon's impeachment trial centers on whether his martial law declaration was constitutional, amid ongoing political turmoil in South Korea.
- Yoon's lawyer claimed that the trial is a 'significant event in constitutional history' and challenged the legitimacy of the indictment.
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South Korea police building case against Yoon for obstructing arrest
SEOUL: South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday (Feb 21). A South Korean court
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. He is accused of insurrection for imposing martial law, albeit briefly, on Dec. 3. Korean presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution on most charges — but not insurrection or treason.Yoon, whos…
Cruelty and Arrogance of South Korean Presidents on Display in Seoul Courtrooms
South Korean court decisions spotlight the cruel move by President Moon to send two North Korean fishermen back to certain death in the North and the arrogant imposition of martial law by President Yoon.
Why Korea's impeached president appeared in two courts in one day
Lawyers for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol told a Seoul court he had "no intention to paralyse the country" during the first day of a trial hearing for the country's first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
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