The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, ...

The prosecution investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Dec. 3, 2024 declaration of martial law on Thursday indicted ...

Prosecutors initially held off including the charge due to Yoon’s presidential immunity – something he no longer enjoys ...

South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into ...

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of abuse of power during his ...

All of South Korea’s law enforcement agencies are now investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol, with seven criminal cases ...

South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday ... with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The unanimous verdict capped a dramatic ...

Former labour minister Kim Moon-soo won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative People Power Party, ...

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office ... with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The verdict capped a dramatic ...

The new indictment without detention comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial ...