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Yoon questioned over messages to justify failed imposition of martial law

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before special counsel Saturday over allegations he ordered messages to allies defending his failed martial law declaration.

2026.6.6

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his first trial on Sept. 26, 2025 [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Special counsel determines ex-President Yoon started preparations for martial law in late 2023

A special counsel team has determined former President Yoon Suk Yeol had prepared to declare martial law since late 2023, about a year before his failed bid in December 2024, officials said Monday.

2026.6.1

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Cho Tae-yong, former chief of the National Intelligence Service, attends a questioning session for the special counsel probe in southern Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. [NEWS1]

Ex-NIS chief grilled over suspected martial law role

Cho Tae-yong, a former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), appeared before a special counsel team Monday over allegations linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid.

2026.6.1

Kang Eui-gu, former chief of the Presidential Secretariat, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District on May 28 for his first-instance verdict on charges including fabricating a post-dated martial law proclamation following the Dec. 3, 2024, declaration of emergency martial law. [NEWS1]

Yoon's ex-secretary gets 18 months for manufacturing martial law document

A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a former presidential secretary to 18 months in prison for drafting a false document in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed 2024 martial law bid.

2026.5.28

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on May 28. [YONHAP]

Outgoing National Assembly speaker highlights defending democracy from martial law, constitutional amendment failure

Outgoing National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said on Thursday that the parliament “restored constitutional order” and upheld democracy by ending the short-lived martial law imposition by former President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2024.

2026.5.28

Kim Myung-soo, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters before undergoing under questioning at the special counsel’s office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on May 27. [YONHAP]

Investigators quiz ex-JCS chairman over alleged role in martial law

Kim Myung-soo, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), appeared before special prosecutors Wednesday for questioning over his alleged involvement in an insurrection related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law.

2026.5.27

Kim Ji-mi, an assistant to special counsel Kwon Chang-young, speaks during a briefing at her office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on May 26. [YONHAP]

Former fire agency chief charged over alleged involvement in Yoon's martial law

A former National Fire Agency chief has been booked on suspicion of performing key duties in an insurrection related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law.

2026.5.26

Far-right pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church speaks at a press conference at the church in northern Seoul on May 11. [YONHAP]

Far-right pastor claims to have forseen Yoon's martial law

Far-right pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, who was released on bail after being indicted for instigating a riot, claimed that he had foreseen former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law, and that the only way to save Korea is "through hefty donations."

2026.5.24

A notice informs no-fly zone near the inter-Korean border area in northern Gyeonggi on Jan. 11. [YONHAP]

Probe underway over alleged irregular drone acquisition linked to Yoon's martial law bid

The Ministry of National Defense is investigating how the drones sent into North Korea ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law attempt were brought into service, amid allegations of irregularities in the process.

2026.5.22

Cho Tae-yong, the former director of the National Intelligence Service, attends a questioning session by a special counsel probe team in southern Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. [NEWS1]

Ex-NIS director sentenced to one year and six months in prison for falsely testifying in martial law trial

A Seoul court sentenced former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Cho Tae-yong to a year and six months in prison for falsely testifying in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

2026.5.21