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Bloomberg
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Colombian Ex-President Uribe Found Guilty in Landmark Trial
By Updated on Save Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez became the first Colombian head of state to be convicted of a crime, a landmark decision expected to reverberate through the country's political system less than a year before presidential elections. A judge in Bogota ruled on Monday that Uribe, who governed from 2002 to 2010, was responsible in the first instance for bribery of witnesses and obstruction of justice after a more than ten-hour hearing.
Arab News
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon
SEOUL: South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he declared martial law last year, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.'Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice,' the statement from the special counsel of prosecutors investigating the December 3 incident martial law decree was lifted about six hours after it was announced when lawmakers, who had been forced to scale the walls of the assembly building to make it through a ring of security forces, voted the decree was summoned on Saturday for hours of questioning by the special counsel as part of the probe over the insurrection charges, according to the counsel lawyer was not immediately available for comment on Sunday.
Al Arabiya
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon
South Korea's special prosecution team on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he declared martial law last year, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Yoon's martial law decree on December 3 was lifted after about six hours when lawmakers, who had been forced to scale walls of the assembly building to make it through a ring of security forces, voted the decree down. Read more:
Reuters
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
South Korea's parliament passes revision to rules governing martial law
SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament approved on Thursday a revision to rules governing martial law, in a move that comes after the country was shocked by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in December. The new rules include barring any attempt to hinder lawmakers from entering the National Assembly, and prohibiting the military and police from entering the National Assembly without the approval of the Speaker of the National Assembly. Yoon's martial law decree was lifted after about six hours when lawmakers, who had been forced to scale walls of the assembly building to make it through a ring of security forces, voted the decree down.
The Standard
28-06-2025
- Politics
- The Standard
South Korea ex-President Yoon probed over failed martial law bid
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul High Prosecutor's Office to attend questioning after being summoned as part of a probe by a special prosecutor into his botched attempt to declare martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
