South Korea’s ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his brief martial law declaration late last year was “not a coup d’etat” as he appeared in court on Monday for…
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers marking the latest twist in the country’s recent turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president nearly three…
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South Korean court orders impeached president released from jail
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived…
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Mug shot, solitary cell for South Korea’s President Yoon
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison…
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President Yoon attends court hearing on extending detention
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a court hearing on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention on accusations of insurrection, his lawyer said.…
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South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move swiftly overturned by the country’s National Assembly.…
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S Korea investigators seek new warrant to arrest President Yoon
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting on Tuesday for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.…
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South Korea investigators seek to extend Yoon’s arrest warrant
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take…
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Attempt to arrest S Korea president suspended after dramatic standoff
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean police called off an attempt to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour-long standoff with his security team. Yoon is under investigation for abusing his power…
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South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law…