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- As+of+February+20,+2025,+here+are+three+recent+issues+in+South+Korea:President+Yoon+Suk+Yeol's+Legal+Battles:+President+Yoon+appeared+in+two+separate+courts+in+Seoul+to+contest+his+arrest+on+rebellion+charges+and+to+fight+an+impeachment+effort+aimed+at+removing+him+from+office.+These+legal+challenges+stem+from+his+brief+imposition+of+martial+law+in+December+2024.+Yoon+defended+his+actions+as+a+temporary+measure,+but+he+faces+serious+charges+that+could+lead+to+life+imprisonment+or+even+the+death+penalty.+AP+NEWSRetrial+of+Former+Spy+Chief+Kim+Jae-gyu:+The+Seoul+High+Court+has+announced+a+posthumous+retrial+for+Kim+Jae-gyu,+the+former+head+of+the+Korean+Central+Intelligence+Agency+(KCIA),+who+assassinated+President+Park+Chung-hee+in+October+1979.+Kim+was+executed+shortly+after+the+assassination+but+maintained+that+he+acted+to+restore+democracy.+The+retrial+will+focus+on+uncovering+the+true+motive+behind+the+assassination,+with+various+theories+suggesting+political+and+personal+reasons.+THE+TIMESNorth+Korea's+Provocative+Actions:+North+Korea+has+launched+balloons+carrying+rubbish+towards+South+Korea,+claiming+it+as+retaliation+for+activists+in+the+South+sending+anti-North+Korean+leaflets+across+the+border.+This+act+has+escalated+tensions+between+the+two+Koreas,+with+South+Korea's+military+recovering+numerous+balloons+containing+waste+materials.+The+situation+has+raised+concerns+about+potential+environmental+and+health+impacts,+as+well+as+the+broader+implications+for+inter-Korean+relations.+ALJAZEERA.COM