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Constitutional Court begins Yoon's impeachment trial, president absent for safety

The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first formal hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial Tuesday with Yoon absent from the proceedings out of safety concerns.

2025-01-14

Yoon's chief of staff calls for right to defend with Constitutional Court trial set to begin

The chief of staff for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that Yoon should be guaranteed his right to defend himself, as the Constitutional Court is set to start a trial to decide on Yoon's fate over his martial law declaration.

2025-01-14

CIO tells Defense Ministry, PSS not to impede next attempt to arrest Yoon

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said Monday that it sent letters to the Defense Ministry and the Presidential Security Service asking them not to impede its next attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-13

Gap narrows between rival parties as PPP's approval rating rebounds

The gap in the approval ratings for the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) narrowed to the slimmest margin in nearly four months, a poll showed Monday.

2025-01-13

Yoon offers support to U.S. amid Los Angeles wildfires

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked the government Monday to provide support for efforts to contain wildfires in Los Angeles, in his second Facebook posting following his impeachment last month.

2025-01-13

Conservative consternation: Protesters rally against Yoon's impeachment in Yongsan District

Members of conservative political associations hold a rally to denounce the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol near his official residence in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Jan. 12.

2025-01-12

Yoon unlikely to attend trial's first session amid safety concerns, legal team says

President Yoon Suk Yeol is unlikely to attend the first oral arguments of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court this week due to concerns over his safety, according to his legal team on Sunday.

2025-01-12

President's 2025 salary set at 262 million won, paid despite suspension

President Yoon Suk Yeol's salary rose by 3 percent, the general civil servant raise rate, and will be paid despite his suspension from duty following his impeachment.

2025-01-12

Acting President Choi urges lawmakers to draft 'bipartisan' special counsel bill as faceoff with PSS continues

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday called on the National Assembly to draft a "bipartisan" and "constitutional" special counsel bill as the confrontation between investigators and the Presidential Security Service (PSS).

2025-01-10

NOI calls in top cops from greater Seoul area ahead of second attempt to arrest Yoon

The National Office of Investigation (NOI) on Friday summoned the commanders of police investigation teams from the greater Seoul area ahead of its second attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

2025-01-10