South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote

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’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’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order
Impeached President said he will “never give up” and called for officials to maintain stability in government functions during what he described as a “temporary” pause of his presidency.
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 Impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol Over Martial-Law Decision
The prime minister is set to assume presidential powers on an interim basis. The constitutional court will now review the vote, which could take months.
South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle
South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks following his botched attempt to institute martial law. A second motion submitted by the largest opposition party in South Korea secured the required two-thirds majority.
South Korea police try to search President Yoon's office over martial law
Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide late Tuesday night. He is under arrest for insurrection.
Travel ban on South Korea’s Yoon amid investigation into his martial law decree
Mr Yoon issued an apology over his martial law decree, and claimed that he would not shirk legal or political responsibility for the decision. He said he would leave it to his party to chart a course through the country’s political turmoil, “including matters related to my term in office”.
South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens
South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec.
South Korea's Yoon defies second agency summons over martial law
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second summons by anti-corruption authorities who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his short-lived martial law decree issued early this month.
South Korea's opposition moves to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Thursday it filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo, in an escalating dispute over the composition of the Constitutional Court which would decide whether to remove his predecessor from office.
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South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges, vowing Thursday to “fight to the end” in ...
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reverses martial law after lawmakers defied him
But South Korea's historical memory of martial law four decades ago could make the backlash against Yoon's declaration even more severe, Seiler said. "The No. 1 goal of the opposition is to ...
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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach president over martial law declaration
Though lasting only six hours, Yoon's Dec. 3 martial law declaration – the first of its kind in more than four decades in South Korea – has thrown the East Asian nation into political ...