Yoon declares on national television he is imposing martial law to root out "anti-state forces" and overcome political deadlock. An hour later the military issues a decree banning activity by ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four months after his release, South Korea’s disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sent back to a detention center after a Seoul court issued a warrant for his arrest ...

With debate surrounding a martial law declaration in South Korea this week, many are wondering what does such a declaration actually mean and what are the rules around it? Questions first surfaced ...

A former South Korean prime minister and the country’s one-time spy chief have been arrested in connection with the short-lived imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk-yeol in December ...

South Korean soldiers who refused to obey unlawful orders during former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law attempt last year could receive early promotions, according to the Ministry of National ...

SEOUL, June 3 (UPI) --South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after a botched martial law decree by impeached President Yoon Suk ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's special prosecutor on Wednesday sought a 15-year jail term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on allegations he abetted ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched bid to ...

South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who is facing rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law ...

SEOUL, July 10 - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial law last ...

South Korea’s ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was accused of trying to stoke military tensions to justify his short-lived martial law last December. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul A South Korean ...