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South Korean leader’s security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon

The security chief of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for blocking Yoon's arrest, resigned on Friday and said any further efforts to detain the ex-leader must avoid bloodshed. Yoon's short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 has plunged one of Asia's most vibrant democracies into a period of unprecedented political turbulence. As a top Court deliberates over lawmakers' decision to impeach Yoon, who is holed up at his hillside residence, anti-graft off...

December 4, 2024 12:32 PM

South Korean lawmakers call to impeach President Yoon after back-track on martial law

South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in decades in Asia's fourth-largest economy. The surprise declaration late on Tuesday ignited a standoff with parliament which rejected his attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul. A coalition of lawmakers ...