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Yoon disbarred after seven-year prison term finalized

The Korean Bar Association revoked former President Yoon Suk Yeol's law license after the Supreme Court upheld his seven-year sentence for obstructing an arrest warrant and related offenses.

2026.7.29

Cabinet approves decrees to reform military counterintelligence unit

The Defense Counterintelligence Command's core functions will be dispersed to new and existing bodies under the Ministry of National Defense.

2026.7.21

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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, May 12, 2025.

Yoon to not file constitutional appeal against conviction on obstruction of justice charges

The top court upheld a seven-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 9 for obstructing justice by blocking investigators from detaining him after his failed martial law bid on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.7.20

President Lee Jae Myung is seen during a ministerial briefing held at the Blue House in central Seoul on July 15.

Lee announces national sovereignty day, martial law archive to mark 78th Constitution Day

The government will designate Dec. 3 as national sovereignty day and collect records from ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration to preserve the legacy of Korea's spirit of popular sovereignty.

2026.7.17

Ex-Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung arrives at the office of the special counsel probe team in Gyeonggi for a round of questioning on July 10.

Special counsel seeks arrest warrant for ex-prosecutor general in martial law case

Shim Woo-jung is accused of reviewing the dispatch of prosecutors to the joint martial law investigation headquarters on Dec. 3, 2024, as well as helping prepare a document outlining court jurisdiction under martial law.

2026.7.14

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a court proceeding held at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 26, 2025.

Top court upholds 7-year prison term for ex-President Yoon

The Supreme Court confirmed the sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing his arrest after his failed martial law bid.

2026.7.9

Officials at the National Intelligence Service are seen in at the agency's headquarters in southern Seoul in an undated photo.

Special counsel accuses spy agency of cooperating in Yoon's martial law bid

Special counsel team said it has recently detected signs that the NIS prepared a list of hundreds of individuals labeled "security threats" at the time of deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.7.6

Former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo speaks to reporters while attending a questioning session held in Gyeonggi on June 22.

Ex-JCS chief indicted in martial law probe

Special counsel charged former Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) head Kim Myung-soo over his alleged role in Yoon Suk Yeol’s Dec. 3 martial law declaration and troop deployment.

2026.7.2

Supreme Court to rule on ex-President Yoon's obstruction of justice charges on July 9

Korea’s top court will decide next week whether former President Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed justice after blocking investigators following his 2024 martial law bid.

2026.7.2

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol enters Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on July 9, 2025.

All complaints about lack of air conditioner in Yoon's cell dismissed

The country's human rights commission tossed 104 petitions filed alleging violations against the ousted president, including accusations of mistreatment due to prison conditions.

2026.6.30