South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial law last year.

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed to push for political reform if reinstated.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 stunned Japanese who were watching the events in Seoul unfold on their screens. But it also got them thinking.

Yoon Suk-yeol pleads his case at the end of hearings by the constitutional court that’s expected to rule in two weeks on his impeachment by the

SEOUL, South Korea -- In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the ...

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol faces his final impeachment hearing before judges decide whether to formally remove him from office over his disastrous martial law declaration.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Seoul on Saturday, either in support of or opposition to impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea continues to grapple with the political fallout of his failed martial law attempt and subsequent impeachment.

South Korea's anti-courruption watchdog on Friday launched a raid on the house and office of Lt. Gen. Won Cheon-hee, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in Yongsan, central Seoul, as part of an investigation into his alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial law imposition.

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (UPI) --South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a closing statement at his impeachment trial Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law ...