Yoon Suk Yeol
Special counsel finds signs of martial law preparations since early 2024
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A special counsel team said on May 4 it has found signs that the Defense Counterintelligence Command prepared for martial law since the first half of 2024, well before former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration in December that year. The team is investigating allegations surrounding the ousted president not covered by previous probes.
The Seoul High Court is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in a live-televised hearing on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's obstruction of justice and other charges. A lower court had sentenced him to five years in prison, a ruling appealed by both Yoon and special counsel Cho Eun-suk, who seeks a 10-year term.
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The Seoul High Court held the first preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. on Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeals trial over his failed 2024 martial law bid, following a lower court's life imprisonment sentence. The procedural session addressed appeals from Yoon and the special counsel team and focused on scheduling; defendants were not required to attend.
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk delivered a record-breaking filibuster exceeding 21 hours against the ruling Democratic Party's bill for special tribunals on insurrection cases linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. Despite the effort, the National Assembly passed the measure, intensifying debates over judicial independence.
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South Korea's military sent propaganda leaflets to North Korea at least 23 times last year under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, a lawmaker said. The operations followed a National Security Council decision in October 2023 to resume them, shortly after the Constitutional Court ruled a ban unconstitutional. The information comes from a defense ministry probe disclosed by Rep. Choo Mi-ae's office.