Korea Joongang Daily
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30 active-duty military personnel under investigation over martial law, including 17 generals

A total of 30 active-duty military personnel, including 17 generals, are under investigation on charges of insurrection for their involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Dec. 3.

2025-02-19

Yoon exits court early in contentious ninth impeachment hearing

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday to attend the ninth hearing of his impeachment trial but left shortly before it began, according to his legal defense team.

2025-02-18

'Battle of SNU' pits Yoon supporters and opponents in heated campus clashes

Seoul National University has taken center stage in the clash between supporters and opponents of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, with back-to-back student rallies on campus Monday occasionally devolving into skirmishes.

2025-02-18

Defense Ministry office raided over allegations it helped martial law troops

Prosecutors investigating the Dec. 3 martial law decree raided the Defense Ministry’s National Assembly cooperation office on Tuesday amid allegations that the office guided martial law troops into the National Assembly building.

2025-02-18

Police raid home, offices of ex-interior minister in martial law probe

Police on Tuesday raided the home and offices of former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law.

2025-02-18

Court set to hold 9th hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial

The Constitutional Court is set to hold the ninth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial Tuesday as deliberations have entered their final phase.

2025-02-18

Probe into Yoon's alleged nomination interference to be handed to Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office

The investigation into a scandal regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s alleged interference in parliamentary candidate nominations will be handed over to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.

2025-02-17

PPP interim leader urges Constitutional Court to be 'fair' in Yoon impeachment trial

The interim leader of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) on Monday called on the Constitutional Court to be “fair” in handling President Yoon Suk Yeol's ongoing impeachment trial, echoing recent concerns of bias raised by PPP officials.

2025-02-17

Police probe deepfake video of Yoon, first lady played at pro-impeachment protest

Police launched an investigation on Monday into the playing of a deepfake video with the faces of President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at a pro-impeachment rally in Gwangju on Sunday.

2025-02-17

Yoon to attend impeachment, criminal trials over martial law this week

President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to attend both his impeachment and criminal trials this week, with his criminal trial officially beginning on Thursday.

2025-02-16