South Korean court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment over martial law order

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  1. A South Korean court upheld the impeachment of [President Yoon Suk Yeol](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/detained-south-korean-president-freed-rcna195447) on Friday, officially throwing him out of office over his botched [i](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-night-political-drama-turmoil-rcna182770)[m](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-night-political-drama-turmoil-rcna182770)[position of m](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-night-political-drama-turmoil-rcna182770)[artial law](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-night-political-drama-turmoil-rcna182770) and setting the stage for a new presidential election.

    Yoon’s [brief](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-declaration-memories-dictators-military-coups-rcna183147)[ ](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-declaration-memories-dictators-military-coups-rcna183147)[martial law](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-declaration-memories-dictators-military-coups-rcna183147)[ declaration](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-martial-law-declaration-memories-dictators-military-coups-rcna183147) and [subsequent impeachment trial](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-president-yoon-indicted-insurrection-martial-law-decree-rcna189318) have deeply divided South Korea, a key U.S. ally and one of the most vibrant democracies in Asia. Protests for and against the conservative leader’s removal from office have been held regularly, and officials had barricaded the courthouse ahead of the ruling on Friday in [anticipation of possible violence](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/supporters-of-impeached-south-korean-president-protest-arrest-228313157706).

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