Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday South Korea had been facing an "existential crisis" when he declared martial law last year, remaining defiant and unapologetic as he faced the final day of impeachment hearings that could formally remove him from office.
The country's political crisis obscures the fact that South Korea's foreign policy is about to change drastically, writes Ian Bremmer.
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- An annual global freedom index for South Korea dropped two points this year from the previous year over impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law in December, a report from a U.S.-based freedom watchdog showed Friday.