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Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, center front row, attends trial at the Seoul High Court on May 12. [SEOUL HIGH COURT]

Appeals court increases ex-interior minister's sentence to nine years for insurrection role

An appeals court on Tuesday increased former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's prison sentence to nine years from seven over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026.5.12

Ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a hearing for his trial at the Seoul High Court in southern Seoul on March 5. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Special counsel visits island where martial law plotters allegedly planned to detain political figures

A special counsel team headed to an island in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday to inspect a detention facility over allegations that preparations may have been made ahead of former President Yoon's failed martial law bid to detain political figures there.

2026.5.6

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Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, to attend his first-trial verdict hearing on Jan. 21. [YONHAP]

Special counsel wants 23-year sentence for Han Duck-soo in insurrection appeal

A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a 23-year prison term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in an appeal of his insurrection case stemming from former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026.4.7

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during a hearing on charges of leading an insurrection related to his botched imposition of martial law at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Appeals court to rule in Yoon obstruction case on April 29

The court will deliver an appeals ruling on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's obstruction case on April 29.

2026.4.6

President Lee Jae Myung, fifth from left, presides over a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul on March 31. [YONHAP]

Cabinet approves motion to make amendments to Constitution

The Cabinet approved a motion Monday to amend some texts in the Constitution, setting the stage for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment. If passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.

2026.4.6

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a first-instance sentencing hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Feb. 19. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Former president Yoon has received 1.2 billion won in inmate funds since imprisonment last year

Jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol collected over 1.2 billion won ($795,000) in inmate funds during eight months of detention through last month, a lawmaker said Wednesday, citing data from the justice ministry.

2026.4.1

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 21 to attend his first-trial verdict hearing. [YONHAP]

Appeal trial begins for ex-Prime Minister Han over insurrection charges

An appellate trial for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo — on charges that he played a key role in an insurrection by abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 imposition of martial law — began on Wednesday.

2026.3.11

A man with the Korean flag draped over his shoulders stands on the wall of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, in the early hours of Dec. 4, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]

Martial law crisis revealed weak checks on Korea's presidency, but also resilience of country's democracy

Almost a year has passed since Dec. 3, 2024, when then-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a state of emergency martial law, stunning Korea and setting off a political crisis that continues to reverberate today.

2025.12.1

U.S. President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on Aug. 1 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. [AFP/YONHAP]

After a reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from a history museum, complex questions echo

The Smithsonian removed U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment references, raising concerns about historical narrative control and political influence in museums.

2025.8.3

Ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court hearing on charges of insurrection and abuse of power at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on June 16. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

'We have no choice': Former President Yoon's friends are ghosting him, sources say

Multiple conservative sources said that Yoon’s former aides and conservative People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers barely visit or call Yoon after the launch of the Lee Jae Myung administration.

2025.6.21