South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon faces trial for charges of insurrection after declaring martial law last December. His defense argues it was a warning, not a coup. If convicted, Yoon faces prison,

South Korea's constitutional court will hold the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on Februa

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a historic trial over insurrection charges involving martial law. His legal team challenges his detention, citing procedural misconduct, while prosecutors push for swift proceedings.

The 64-year-old former prosecutor has been behind bars since he was arrested last month on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty.

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday (Feb 20) became the nation's first head of state to face criminal proceedings in the nation's history. The trial, which began on Thursday at Seoul's Central District Court,