Investigators have detained South Korea’s impeached leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. This is the first time a sitting South Korean president has been detained on criminal charges. Choe Sang-Hun, the Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how we got here and what it may mean for South Korea moving forward. Source link
For six weeks, South Korea has lurched through its worst political crisis in decades, throwing the resilience of the country’s democracy into question. On Tuesday, it takes the biggest step toward a resolution, when the Constitutional Court begins deliberating whether to remove or reinstate the country’s impeached president. The eight justices on the court will…
When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades formed by parked vehicles and people. Then, when they came within 650…
Impeachment against South Korea President : दक्षिण कोरिया का राष्ट्रपति यून सुक-योल इस वक्त महाभियोग का सामना कर रहे हैं, जिन्हें कभी भी गिरफ्तार किया जा सकता है. सियोल की पुलिस गिरफ्तारी वारंट के साथ उन्हें अरेस्ट करने उनके घर पर पहुंच गई है. लेकिन यून के आवास के बाहर उनके समर्थकों की भीड़ ने…
South Korea’s main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo if he failed to proclaim a law to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law. Prime Minister Han has taken over from the suspended Yoon, who was impeached on Dec. 14 and…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will begin on Monday reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his December 3 martial law attempt, said a court spokesperson, while investigators plan to question him this week according to Yonhap news. All six current justices of the court will attend the first meeting over the impeachment, which…
South Korean lawmakers are set to vote for a second time on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country. Last Saturday, Yoon survived an impeachment vote after most ruling…
Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav: देश का कानून बहुसंख्यकों के हिसाब से चलेगा जैसी टिप्पणी और मुस्लिमों को लेकर ‘कठमुल्ला’ शब्द के इस्तेमाल पर इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट के जस्टिस शेखर कुमार यादव को आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. इन टिप्पणियों के कारण उनका नाम राजनीतिक और कानूनी विवादों में घिर गया है. विपक्षी दलों…
South Korea: दक्षिण कोरिया के राष्ट्रपति यूं सुक येओल ने शनिवार को मार्शल लॉ लागू करने के अपने विवादित प्रयास पर माफी मांगी. उन्होंने अपने महाभियोग पर संसदीय वोट से पहले किसी भी कानूनी परिणाम को स्वीकार करने की पेशकश की. एक टेलीविजन संबोधन में यूं ने सार्वजनिक असुविधा और चिंता के लिए गहरा खेद…
South Korea’s embattled president apologised on Saturday for public anxiety caused by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on impeaching him. President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a brief televised address on Saturday morning he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promised not to…