January 9, 2026
The final hearing is underway in the trial examining whether former president Yoon Suk-yeol’s Dec. 2024 martial law declaration constituted insurrection.
A supporter of South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol holds a placard showing a picture of Yoon as they march toward the ruling Democratic Party headquarters during a rally marking the first anniversary of Yoon's declaration of martial law, near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2025. PHOTO: AFP