South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Saturday that he is leaving the conservative People Power Party (PPP), according to his Facebook post. The announcement comes as…
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Former S Korea president Moon Jae-in indicted for bribery
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskProsecutors have indicted former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on charges of bribery related to his former son-in-law’s job at an airline. Prosecutors argue his former son-in-law, identified only by…
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SK begins criminal insurrection trial of ousted president Yoon
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth 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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Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency: lawyer
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will accept the decision of the Constitutional Court that is trying parliament’s impeachment case against him, even if it decides to remove the suspended…
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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.…