South Korea, Yoon and martial law
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SEOUL, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A South Korean court plans to hand down a ruling on January 16 on ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection charges linked to his martial law order, YTN reported on Tuesday.
When former president Yoon Suk Yeol tried and failed to impose martial law in December 2024, South Korea plunged into its worst political crisis in decades. Yoon's impeachment and the ensuing chaos provided fertile ground for disinformation to grow in a country already entangled in conspiracy theories.