South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote

A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target political opponents, according to accounts.
South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote as court meets on martial law case
South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on Friday in the case of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and suspended from duties after a short-lived martial law.
South Korea martial law lifted, but democracy tarnished as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces likely impeachment
South Korea is reeling over a shock martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived gamble will have major implications.
South Korean prosecutors say Yoon Suk Yeol authorized "shooting" during martial law bid
South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to fire their weapons during his failed martial law bid, a prosecutors' report states. | TAG24
South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial
The lawyers for a former South Korean defence minister under investigation on insurrection charges said on Thursday a short-lived martial law decree imposed earlier this month was to raise alarm on opposition parties' abuse of the democratic process.
South Korea: Prosecutors seize ex-defence minister's phone in martial law probe
South Korea's prosecutors have seized former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun's mobile phone to try to access phone calls he held during President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law, legal sources said on Saturday.
South Korea’s Yoon Skips Questioning Again Over Martial Law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol again declined to appear for questioning by investigators over his martial law declaration as the embattled leader seeks to first defend himself at an impeachment trial.
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' report seen by AFP on Saturday.
South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial
The impeachment of Han Duck-soo, acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law, has thrown South Korea's once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory.
South Korea’s acting president impeached by parliament
South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has impeached the acting president, throwing the country into more political turmoil. Lawmakers passed a motion on Friday to impeach Han Duck-soo, who is also the prime minister,
Martial law in South Korea: A critical analysis of its political and cultural impact
This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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