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S Korea's former PM Han Duck-soo gets 23 years jail in martial law case
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The ruling was delivered on January 21 by the Seoul Central District Court in a nationally televised verdict, Yonhap reported, adding that the presiding judge ordered Han to be placed in custody, citing concerns he could destroy evidence.
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Ex-South Korean President Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruc
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on charges including obstruction of justice, in the first verdict related to his short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024, Yonhap News reported.
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Trump questions Ukraine's election timeline, tells Zelenskyy to be "realis
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he "has to be realistic" and questioning the lack of elections during the war. Zelenskyy insisted the decision rests with Ukrainians. With martial law blocking polls, Western allies back Zelenskyy's legit
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Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee in court over bribery and stoc
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee appeared in court for her corruption trial on charges of stock manipulation, bribery, and illegal political funding. Prosecutors allege she profited from stock deals and accepted gifts. Her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, also faces a separate
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South Korea indicts former PM and ex-First Lady in cases related to martia
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korean prosecutors have indicted former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for supporting ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived martial law declaration last year and former First Lady Kim Keon-hee on bribery and related counts, Al Jazeera reported.
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Over 12,000 South Koreans sue ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, wife over martia
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A group of over 12,000 South Korean citizens has filed a lawsuit against former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, seeking compensation for the damages allegedly caused by his imposition of martial law in December last year, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea indicts former President Yoon on power abuse, questions Cabine
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
State news agency Yonhap reported that Kim was summoned to the special counsel's office inside the Seoul High Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul to be questioned as a witness in the case involving Yoon's failed attempt to impose martial law.
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South Korea's Prez Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after impeachment uph
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korea's Constitutional Court has removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, upholding his impeachment over a controversial martial law decree issued in December.
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"She wasn't properly advised": J&K assembly speaker counters Mehbooba
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He said that business notices shall not be publicised unless they have been approved and tabled by the Speaker.
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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists rejects amendments to Peca law, call
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
It called for the immediate withdrawal of the Peca law which it believes was passed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in haste and termed it as "martial law for media."
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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists vows to continue protests against PE
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) warned of the continuation of agitation against PECA amendments even if the government was able to receive a favourable ruling from the courts. The agitation entered its second day on Thursday according to a report by Dawn.
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Pakistan journalists rally against PECA amendments, decry 'Civilian Martia
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The PECA (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill 2024, which seek to establish a digital economy, society, and governance, were adopted by the upper house on Tuesday despite protests from the opposition benches according to a report by Geo News.
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