Martial Law, South Korea and Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea Declared Martial Law… For Six Hours. Here’s What Happened.
In an unprecedented turn of events, South Korea faced a brief but chaotic declaration of martial law under President Yoon Suk-yeol. The late-night announcement disrupted the nation, citing threats to democracy and national security,
Why South Koreans rallied against martial law: a brief history from the Korean War to President Yoon Suk-yeol
The rapid response to Yoon’s attempts to subvert the democratic system showed that some lines had been crossed and that South Korea’s people were unwilling to accept it. This had to do with South Korea’s brutal post-war history and its hard-won path to democracy.
South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
South Korea president denies ordering arrest of lawmakers
Yoon Suk Yeol has made his first appearance at an impeachment trial which will decide if he should be permanently removed.
South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he
South Korea’s Yoon denies wrongdoing at impeachment trial
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing as he branded himself as a firm believer in democracy in his first appearance at an impeachment trial looking into his shocking and brief imposition of martial law last month.
South Korea: S. Korea's Yoon attends 3rd formal hearing of impeachment trial in Seoul
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday afternoon attends the third formal hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea. It marks the first time in the country's modern history that an impeached president attends a court hearing in person.
South Korea’s impeached leader defends martial law bid during public appearance
Yoon Suk Yeol made his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his martial law declaration.

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SEOUL — South Korean authorities arrested President ... sequence of events that was extreme even by the turbulent history of South Korea’s presidents. After issuing the first declaration ...