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 ...

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a civic group against the presidential office, which sought the disclosure of special activity expense records from former ...

Seoul, South Korea — Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in a dramatic culmination to the country's biggest political crisis in ...

An appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol from five years to seven years in prison on obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his failed ...

Seoul pressed ahead with probes into last year’s martial law attempt as President Lee vowed firm accountability. The trial of former president Yoon for insurrection underscores the stakes for South ...

South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power, investigators concluded Monday. Yoon’s ...