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Lawyers defending Yoon, who stands charged with trying to incite a rebellion, called for his release from custody. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on allegations he was attempting to orchestrate a rebellion when he briefly imposed martial law in December. The hearing – held at the Seoul…
When United States President Donald Trump announced his latest tariffs on steel and aluminium this week, he insisted there would be “no exemptions, no exceptions”. Washington’s closest allies in the Asia-Pacific are hoping that they will be able to change the mercurial US president’s mind. Japan, South Korea and Australia, US treaty allies with export-reliant…
Teacher at Daejeon elementary school has not yet been arrested for death of seven-year-old student yesterday, police say. Police in Daejeon said Tuesday that a teacher at an elementary school admitted to stabbing a seven-year-old girl who was found critically wounded during an afterschool care programme on Monday. The incident has shocked South Korea, prompting…
BREAKINGBREAKING, A South Korean president does not have immunity in insurrection charges, which are punishable by life imprisonment or death. South Korea’s prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3. “The prosecution has decided to indict Yoon Suk Yeol,…
During his first term in office, Trump met with Kim on three occasions between 2018 and 2019. US President Donald Trump said he plans to reach out to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un following his return to the White House. Trump was asked about his plans for Kim during an interview on Thursday and…
The impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon has been incarcerated since last week as the investigators examined his attempt to impose martial law on December 3, a move that shocked the nation and beyond even though it was overturned within hours by Parliament. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s anti-corruption agency that is leading…
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Anticorruption agency says it will ask court to extend impeached president’s detention by up to 20 days. South Korean anticorruption investigators have said they will seek a warrant to extend the detention of President Yoon Suk-yeol after the impeached leader again refused to undergo questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law. South Korea’s Corruption…
A motorcade carrying South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves for Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) following his arrest, in Gwacheon, South Korea, on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend a new round of questioning by…
Seoul: South Korean investigators have called in arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning again, the Yonhap News Agency reported, as authorities face a Friday deadline to obtain a warrant to extend his detention or release the embattled leader. In order to hold Yoon in custody for longer, investigators are expected on Friday to ask…
