Yoon, South Korea and martial law

South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law on Dec.
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.
South Korea investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon for insurrection, abuse of power
South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.
Seoul court rejects second request to extend detention of impeached president
A Seoul court has rejected a second request to extend the detention of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, putting pressure on prosecutors to quickly indict him.
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