South Korea’s prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon for insurrection
- South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion related to his martial law declaration, which could lead to the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.
- The martial law, imposed on Dec. 3, lasted only six hours and was declared during a period experts say did not warrant such action.
- Yoon has denied wrongdoing, claiming his actions were necessary to raise awareness about the National Assembly's obstruction of his agenda.
- The Constitutional Court is currently deciding whether to formally dismiss Yoon as president or reinstate him.
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SEOUL, Jan 28 — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil, with prosecutors accusing him of being a “ringleader of insurrection”. His indictment on Sunday makes him the country’s first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial for his short-lived martial law declaration on December 3. Yoon has been ordered to remain in a 12-square-metre cell a…
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South Korea president's indictment: what happens next?
SEOUL — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil, with prosecutors accusing him of being a “ringleader of insurrection”. His indictment on Sunday makes him the country’s first sitting head of state to face a criminal trial for his short-lived martial law declaration on December 3. Yoon has been ordered to remain in a 12-square-meter (129-square-foo…
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