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S Korea parliament presses for Yoon Suk Yeol removal as impeachment trial winds down

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) –South Korean President could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.

S Korean president indicted after martial law declaration

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – South Korean prosecutors formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday, charging him with insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December, according to opposition lawmakers and South Korean media.

S Korea's President Yoon moved to army hospital for treatment

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – South Korea’s impeached and detained President Yoon Suk Yeol has moved to a military hospital, a report announced on Tuesday.

S Korean pres. defends actions at impeachment hearing

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – South Korean president attended Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

S Korea investigators seek to question pres. over martial law

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) –South Korean investigators on Fri. again sought to question impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law, summoning him for questioning on Christmas Day despite his repeated refusal to cooperate.

South Korean president fails to appear for questioning

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol, whose powers were suspended as a result of impeachment in parliament, failed to appear for questioning at Office of Senior Officials Corruption Investigation Division in the sedition case.

South Korea’s parl. votes to impeach president: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sat. in an extraordinary move that came after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign over his short-lived martial law attempt.

South Korean police raid President’s office

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office on Wednesday as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace.

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South Korean interior minister resigns

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – South Korea’s interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, according to a local media.

S. Korea's president escapes impeachment vote

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Lawmakers from South Korea's ruling party have decided to oppose a vote to impeach the country's president.

S. Korean parliament rejects martial law in S Korea

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – South Korean parliament has voted to defy the president by lifting his declaration of martial law.

South Korean president declares emergency martial law

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government.

Putin authorizes detention for violations of martial law

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law allowing for the detention of individuals for up to 30 days if they violate martial law regulations.