Seoul, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - S. Korean leader's legal team says Yoon 'did not commit insurrection'

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2024-12-19

The legal team for South Korea's impeached president argued on Thursday that Yoon Suk Yeol did not commit insurrection during his dramatic imposition of martial law this month. Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament in an impeachment vote at the weekend after his short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3, which plunged South Korea into its worst political turmoil in decades. The Constitutional Court began proceedings against Yoo......

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