Religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon

South Korea’s top commander testifies against Yoon in impeachment trial
A senior South Korean military commander has testified in court that he was asked how to cut electricity to parliament during last year’s failed martial law attempt by impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
What Will South Korea’s Post-Yoon Foreign Policy Look Like?
With the passing of “engagement,” the mood had darkened considerably in Seoul, mirroring a new, bellicose swagger evident around the world among the leading democracies. Confrontation with increasing arms races, demonstrations of strength, and allied summitry were the order of the day.
The pastor and the president: the religious hardliner backing South Korea’s Yoon
Yoon and his legal team have repeatedly invoked far-right claims, without evidence, of a conspiracy between South Korea’s left-wing opposition and Pyongyang as they defend the president from criminal charges of insurrection and try to convince the constitutional court to reinstate him.
South Korea's Yoon in court again for impeachment hearings
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings that will decide whether to officially remove him from office.
South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree
The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.
Turmoil in South Korea: The Indictment of President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted over the imposition of martial law, leading to political unrest. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with rebellion related to his controversial decree aimed at curbing liberal influences in the National Assembly.
Top South Korean officer says was asked to help Yoon martial law bid
The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year's failed martial law order by impeached president Yook Suk Yeol.
South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law
The president justified the declaration by accusing the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of ...
Yoon allies pin hopes on Trump to save ousted president
The Hail Mary hopes for Trump extend to South Korea’s parliament. People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won attended Trump’s inauguration and wrote of her plans to make a direct appeal to the president ...
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How Polarization Undermines Democracy in South Korea
South Korean President Yoon's recent declaration of martial law highlights the nation's political disfunction. Dr. Yul Sohn and Dr. Won-Taek Kang of the East Asia Institute reflect on the trends in ...
Images of S.Korea police misrepresented as 'Chinese spies' during rally for indicted president
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial, defended his failed ...
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Yoon’s exploitation of far right sows the seeds of fascism in Korea
The former prosecutor’s ego mixed with far-right fanaticism has created an unholy alliance that could plunge Korea into fascism, if we don’t stop it ...