South Korean court ruled that former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law amounted to rebellion, sentencing ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison. The verdict may influence upcoming cases against Yoon and other aides
22 January,2026 07:50 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
The court ruled that Yoon obstructed investigators attempting to detain him, violated the rights of Cabinet members who were not consulted on his martial law plan, and drafted and later destroyed a revised martial law proclamation after the decree was lifted
17 January,2026 09:17 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
Independent counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team requested the Seoul Central District Court to sentence Yoon to death, describing his decree as “anti-state activities” and “a self-coup”
15 January,2026 07:10 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea's capital region around 7:50 am. It said the missiles were fired in a direction toward North Korea's eastern waters but gave no further details like how far they travelled
04 January,2026 12:33 PM IST | Seoul | APADVERTISEMENT
