SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Wednesday, defying a summons for questioning over his short-lived imposition of martial law. Yoon had been asked by a joint investigation team made up of the CIO, the police and the defense ministry’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court said Wednesday it has ordered President Yoon Suk Yeol to submit the martial law decree he issued on Dec. 3 as well as the minutes of two Cabinet meetings held before and after martial law was declared. Lee Jin, a court spokesperson, told reporters the order [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The joint investigation unit into the martial law turmoil said Monday it will ask President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear for questioning this week over his failed attempt to impose the decree earlier this month. The joint team between the police, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A modest wall outside South Korea’s National Assembly has become a surprising symbol of political resistance and public solidarity following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 14. The wall gained attention after being climbed by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik during the “December 3 Martial Law Incident,” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has requested that the National Assembly approve his appointment of Ma Yong-ju as a new Supreme Court judge, parliamentary records showed Friday. The request is another move by Yoon that exercised his presidential power, although he has publicly pledged that he would entrust state affairs [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered police to “round up” all lawmakers when he invoked martial law last week, the chief of the National Police Agency (NPA) reportedly has told investigators. NPA Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho made the claim during questioning over his role in Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating fell to a record low of 11 percent, a survey showed Friday, amid growing public backlash over his martial law declaration last week. According to the survey conducted by Gallup Korea on 1,002 adults aged over 18 from Tuesday to Thursday, positive assessment [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Assembly is set to open a plenary session Thursday to vote on a special counsel bill to investigate whether President Yoon Suk Yeol committed insurrection and other violations over his short-lived declaration of martial law last week. The Assembly will also vote on a bill mandating a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 7 out of 10 South Koreans agree that President Yoon Suk Yeol should step down immediately or be impeached over his martial law declaration, a survey showed Thursday. According to a survey by Realmeter on 507 people aged 18 or older conducted on Wednesday, 74.8 percent responded [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday defended his botched martial law declaration as an act of governance and denied insurrection charges facing him, while vowing to fight until the last moment against whether it is impeachment or a martial law probe. In a televised public address, Yoon said sending [...]