South Korea retains capital punishment but has not executed a criminal since 1997. Amnesty International views the country as “abolitionist in practice” regarding capital punishment.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his ...

Mr Yoon next travelled across the capital to the constitutional court ... which carry a potential punishment of death or life ...

Yoon’s December 3 decree threw South Korea into turmoil when he banned political activity and sent troops to the heart of the nation’s democracy – only to reverse the move within six hours ...

Traveling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts ...

By law in South Korea, the leader of a rebellion can face a life sentence or capital punishment. Yoon, a conservative, has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, calling his declaration of martial ...

South Korea's fertility ... in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said. Rates & Bondscategory· February 25, 2025 Bank of Korea cuts rates to bolster growth ...

Yoon next traveled across the capital to the Constitutional ... which carry a potential punishment of death or life in prison. In South Korea, presidents have immunity from most criminal ...

Yoon was indicted Jan. 26 on the rebellion charge carrying a potential punishment of death or life in prison. In South Korea, presidents have immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but not on ...