South Korea’s Yoon faces his 1st day in court

Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial
Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial President Yoon Suk Yeol looks pensive during the 10th hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2025, over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.
South Korea’s Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.
South Korea police building case against Yoon for obstructing arrest
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.
South Korea’s Yoon attends first trial hearing for insurrection
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.
Impeached South Korean President appears in court
Yoon Suk-Yeol appeared in court for the first hearing of his *criminal trial* over a botched attempt to impose martial law in December.
South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.
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.
South Korea’s Yoon appears at start of insurrection trial
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol sought his release from detention at an initial hearing for the trial into allegations of insurrection over his martial law decree.
Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial
Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December ...
devdiscourse1d
Impeachment Tension: South Korean Police Build Case Against Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean police are pursuing formal charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing an arrest ...
Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms
Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- ...
Yonhap News Agency8h
(LEAD) Rallies held nationwide for, against Yoon's impeachment ahead of final hearing
Lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party hold a rally near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2025, to call for the removal of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office in ...
Ruling party support rating slides as Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment trial nears end
The support rating for the ruling People Power Party fell as the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea regained its lead ...
Yonhap News English on MSN1d
Yoon briefly attends hearing of impeachment trial
President Yoon Suk Yeol (far R, standing) leaves a courtroom at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2025, about ...