South Korean president defies arrest in tense standoff - NBC News
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean authorities tried and failed Friday to carry out an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law in ...
South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President …
3 days ago · Mr. Yoon’s abrupt declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 triggered national outrage, prompting the opposition-dominant National Assembly to impeach him and a number of mass demonstrations against him.
South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as an ... - Associated Press News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 response to attempts to impeach him and intensifying investigations into …
South Korea lifts martial law order, president urged to resign
Dec 4, 2024 · In all, martial law was in effect for about six hours. South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday urged Yoon to resign immediately or face impeachment. Yoon has not publicly responded to the ...
Martial law reversed in South Korea after president’s surprise
Dec 4, 2024 · South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that plunged Seoul into political uncertainty...
South Korean Leader Will Face Impeachment Vote Over Martial Law ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has offered to resign, taking responsibility for the declaration of martial law, according to Yonhap, a South Korean news agency. The ministry made the...
South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after …
Dec 3, 2024 · Yonhap news agency said the cabinet had agreed early on Wednesday to scrap the martial law. Protesters outside the National Assembly parliament shouted and clapped. “We won!” they chanted, and ...
South Korea's President Yoon declares martial law : NPR
Dec 3, 2024 · In a humiliating defeat, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol announced early Wednesday morning that he had agreed to lift the controversial "emergency martial law" he'd declared hours...
What is martial law and what has happened in South Korea? | CNN
Dec 3, 2024 · South Korea is reeling after a whiplash eight hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the ...
South Korea martial law crisis: What’s next for President Yoon?
Dec 4, 2024 · In a surprise late-night address on Tuesday, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the imposition of martial law, citing a motion by the main opposition Democratic Party, which holds...