South Korea's anti-corruption agency requested on Thursday that prosecutors indict President Yoon Suk Yeol for committing insurrection and abuse of power over his short-lived declaration of martial law after transferring his case to the prosecutors' office.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency has requested the indictment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. The move follows his martial law declaration on December 3,
The anti-corruption agency leading a criminal investigation into the impeached president recommended he be indicted over insurrection charges. Yoon is still reeling from the aftermath of his short lived martial law bid.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.
The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.
Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.
Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.
Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in South Korea is handing off the case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to prosecutors. Yoon is accused of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law,
The official charges against Yoon were “leading an insurrection and abuse of power”, the Corruption Investigation Office said after a 51-day probe into his December 3 attempt to suspend civilian rule