South Korea: Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol detained over failed attempt to impose martial law
Jan 15, 2025, at 08:53 am
South Korean investigators on Wednesday detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from his residence for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law that had plunged the nation into a crisis last month.
Jan 14, 2025, at 03:32 pm
The first formal hearing of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial failed just four minutes after he did not appear before the court, media reports said.
South Korea: Parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over imposition of martial law
Dec 14, 2024, at 04:34 pm
The South Korean Parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, days after he drew the country into a political crisis by imposing the short-lived martial law.
South Korea's marital law crisis: Ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun tries to commit suicide
Dec 11, 2024, at 01:06 pm
South Korea's former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a major role in the president's failed attempt to impose martial law in the country last week, tried to take his own life at a detention facility in Seoul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
South Korean president lifts martial law order hours after imposing it
Dec 04, 2024, at 02:41 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol withdrew the martial law declared by him after facing a strong rebuke from the National Assembly amid widespread protests on Tuesday.
Myanmar declares martial law in 37 towns
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:52 pm
Yangon/UNI: Myanmar's State Administration Council has declared martial law in 37 towns of four regions and four states in the Southeast Asian country.