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South Korea's Yoon faces final impeachment hearing

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing impeachment hearings after parliament voted on December 14 to suspend his presidential powers due to legal battles.
The Constitutional Court will determine if Yoon will remain in office or be removed permanently.
Yoon claims he had the right to declare martial law during his presidency.
A ruling in the impeachment case is expected in March.

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VOA News

As Yoon remakes South Korea’s right, lonely conservative pushes back

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Conservative South Korean lawmaker Kim Sang-wook has received so many threats since December that his children no longer tell classmates who their father is. Already sidelined in the ruling party, many colleagues want Kim expelled altogether. In his home district of Ulsan, he finds himself shunned by former friends and allies. Welcome to the life of a conservative politician who has chosen to break ranks with the People Powe…

4 days ago·United States

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World Socialist Web Site

South Korea: Final Constitutional Court hearing on president’s impeachment

Whatever the outcome of the trial, the country’s political crisis will continue as President Yoon whips up far-right forces in the face of the spinelessness of the opposition Democrats and their allies.

5 days ago·United States

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The Japan Times

Yoon accused in final impeachment hearing of seeking 'dictatorship'

In his own closing statement before the Constitutional Court, the South Korean president defended his decisions as lawful and necessary to protect the country.

6 days ago·Japan

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ABC Australia

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol defends his martial law decree as impeachment trial nears end

Mr Yoon has denied any wrongdoing and blamed the main liberal opposition Democratic Party, which obstructed his agenda, impeached senior officials and slashed key parts of the government’s budget bill.

6 days ago·Australia

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Anadolu Ajansı

South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law bid as impeachment trial reaches final stage

Yoon Suk Yeol says purpose of martial law ‘largely achieved’ - Anadolu Ajansı

7 days ago·Ankara, Türkiye

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Military.com

South Korea's Yoon Defends His Martial Law Decree as Impeachment Trial Nears End

South Korea’s impeached president defended his martial law decree as a desperate bid to promote public awareness of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament, and vowed to push for political reform if reinstated.

7 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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