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On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, accusing the opposition of anti-state activities. The swift backlash led to a unanimous vote to lift the law just hours later, prompting Yoon’s apology and resignations within his administration, as well as impeachment proceedings against him.
South Korea’s then impeached president Yoon Suk-Yeol attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court in Seoul in February. Photo: AP
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Yoon faces 10-year jail term in South Korea over first of 4 failed coup trials

During a hearing, Yoon appears tense and laughs in disbelief as special prosecutors present the charges in his first trial.

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Yoon’s ex-aides express ‘disbelief’ over South Korean martial law plan

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South Korea’s top court seeks to restore trust after martial law controversy

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South Korea’s police chief removed for supporting martial law plot

Cho Ji-ho was removed for sending officers to disrupt parliament and undermine the election commission’s independence, the Constitutional Court ruled.

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Interior Minister Lee Sang-min (right), Police Commissioner Cho Ji-ho (centre), and Seoul Police Chief Kim Bong-sik at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea in December 2024. Photo: AP
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South Korean court rules Yoon’s ‘self-coup’ illegal as walls close in

Judges are fast-tracking verdicts to beat statutory time limits, dashing the ex-president’s faint hopes of walking free early next year.

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Video | South Korea’s Yoon plotted martial law all along, prosecutors say

The prosecutors’ investigation found Yoon had been seeking to provoke a military confrontation with North Korea and to upset constitutional order.

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Martial law plot was Yoon’s plan all along, South Korean prosecutors say

Announcing the results of a massive 180-day inquiry on Monday, special prosecutors said Yoon Suk-yeol aimed to form a military junta.

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Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in Seoul on March 10, 2022, shortly after winning that month’s presidential election. Photo: Xinhua
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Shaman rumours resurface as South Korea returns to Blue House

After Yoon Suk-yeol wasted millions on a move critics linked to fortune-tellers, the presidential office is returning to its historic home.

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Video | South Korea hosts ‘dark tour’ of martial law sites

More than 200 citizens revisited sites where soldiers stormed parliament in December 2024.

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‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady

The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28.

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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul in August. Photo: AP
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Beijing blamed as Yoon’s martial law bid fuels disinformation in South Korea

South Korea’s political turmoil deepened as disinformation blamed China for Yoon’s impeachment, despite no evidence, reflecting rising sinophobia.

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Activists hold an anti-China rally in Gyeongju, South Korea on October 29, ahead of the APEC summit. Photo: The Korea Times
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South Koreans deserve Nobel Peace Prize for stopping martial law, president says

Marking the first anniversary of the crisis, Lee Jae-myung hailed those who faced down troops for ‘saving democracy’.

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South Korea proposes special court to address ‘mockery of judicial process’

Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges.

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A year on from South Korea’s martial law crisis, some lives are changed forever

A lawmaker, civil servant and the ‘tank woman’ recall the fight to protect the country’s democracy undermined by Yoon’s action.

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Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 last year. Photo: AFP
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Unification Church leader denies knowing about gifts for Kim Keon-hee

South Korean prosecutors reject the claim, saying Han Hak-ja is an ‘absolute power holder’ and no funds can be used without her approval.

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Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja arrives at court to attend a hearing on September 22. Photo: Reuters
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South Korea awaits Han Duck-soo ruling as test case for martial law trials

The former prime minister would be the first person sentenced in connection with the decree. Prosecutors have demanded a 15-year prison term.

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Was South Korea’s former first lady the catalyst for martial law?

Prosecutors now suspect ex-president Yoon’s martial law gambit was a desperate bid to shield his interfering wife from looming prison time.

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‘Wipe them out’: Yoon’s dictatorial mindset evident before martial law attempt

The former South Korean president was already mulling a self-coup as early as six months into his term, indictment papers show.

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South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol attends his impeachment trial on February 11. Photo: AP
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‘Prolong his power’: South Korea’s Yoon accused of using spy agency in coup

Cho Tae-yong’s arrest threatens to derail the NIS’ decades-long effort to be seen as politically neutral, analysts say.

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‘Create instability’: Yoon accused of provoking North Korea to justify coup

Memos show the ex-president’s intelligence chief contemplated strikes on Kim Jong-un’s private resort and nuclear facilities.

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‘Kill them all’: South Korea’s ex-president aimed to execute rivals, court hears

In shock testimony, a former commander claims Yoon Suk-yeol ordered political rivals captured so he could ‘shoot and kill them all’ himself.

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Posters displaying images of Yoon Suk-yeol calling for his ousting are seen in Seoul on December 5, 2024, days after his declaration of martial law. Photo: AFP
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South Korea’s church-state corruption scandal ensnares ex-president Yoon’s ally

An ally of impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol has become the first sitting MP since 1999 to be arrested amid a Unification Church scandal.

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The Unification Church’s headquarters in Gapyeong, South Korea, seen shrouded by fog. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
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Kim Keon-hee’s corruption charge exposes South Korea’s cronyism culture

Prosecutors allege the former first lady abused her position as Yoon Suk-yeol’s wife to make US$740,000 from stock manipulation and bribes.

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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee indicted for bribery

Prosecutors investigating the martial law crisis also indicted ex-prime minister Han Duck-soo on charges of abetting insurrection.

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South Korea’s ex-PM Han Duck-soo avoids arrest in Yoon martial law investigation

The former prime minister, a top aide to Yoon Suk-yeol, is under investigation for his role in last year’s botched martial law declaration.

South Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo appears at the Seoul High Prosecutors Office for questioning on Friday. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
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South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee appeals for sympathy in jail, but will it work?

The former first lady told a confidant that she had contemplated death to protect her husband, Yoon Suk-yeol, from further punishment.

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Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee (centre) at the Seoul Central District Court on August 12. Photo: Xinhua
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South Korea’s ex-first lady sees bribery probe deepen over US$40,000 watch

New claims against the former first lady tie yet another luxury gift to a company that won a contract to supply presidential robot dogs.

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How a diamond pendant brought down South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee

The downfall of South Korea’s former first lady hinged on a complex cover-up over a diamond-studded necklace worn to a Nato summit in 2022.

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