South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law in a televised address from the presidential office building in Yongsan, Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2024. Credit: President’s Office, Republic of Korea ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison last week, the first of eight criminal verdicts stemming from his 2024 martial law crisis. Catch up: Yoon abruptly declared martial ...

A South Korean court heard arguments Tuesday seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as prosecutors accused the ousted leader of orchestrating a rebellion through his ...

Then South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a plenary session during the G20 summit. Alexandre Durão/G20/dpa South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was accused by special investigators on ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday on some charges related to his imposition of martial law. The verdict is the first ...

SEOUL—South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday sought the death penalty for the country’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol who ordered a short-lived declaration of martial law just over a year ago. Here’s ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for his short-lived imposition of martial law in or before October 2023, more than a year before the December 2024 declaration, a special counsel team ...

Yoon Suk Yeol has become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be arrested by law enforcement agents, after his compound was finally breached on Wednesday by officials investigating ...

A special prosecution team has requested the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from the presidency in April 2025 over his illegitimate declaration of ...