{"id":905,"date":"2025-01-26T10:41:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T11:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2025-01-26T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T12:25:43","slug":"south-korean-president-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/south-korean-president-indicted\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean president indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yoon Suk Yeol was earlier impeached and arrested after imposing martial law<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Korean prosecutors have formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection during his brief imposition of martial law last month, local media reported on Sunday. Yoon, who was impeached on December 14, faces accusations of abusing power and undermining democratic institutions.<\/p>\n

Yoon declared emergency martial law on December 3, claiming the opposition was plotting a \u201crebellion\u201d<\/em> and accusing it of sympathizing with North Korea. The controversial measure was overturned within days, leading to his impeachment by the National Assembly. Yoon\u2019s arrest on January 15 sparked violent protests by his supporters, who stormed the Seoul Western District Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter comprehensively reviewing the evidence from the accomplice cases investigated so far\u2026 and the evidence from cases referred to the police and investigated, we determined that it was appropriate (valid) to indict [Yoon],\u201d<\/em> the prosecution said in a statement, as cited by Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n

The prosecutors indicted Yoon without further investigation, citing sufficient evidence already collected and concerns that he could destroy evidence of his alleged crimes unless formally charged. Prosecutors have alleged that his martial law decree was part of a broader plan to seize control of state functions.<\/p>\n

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South Koreans storm court as president\u2019s detention extended (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Insurrection is among the few charges for which a South Korean president does not have immunity. If convicted, Yoon could face life imprisonment or the death penalty.<\/p>\n

Yoon\u2019s legal team has dismissed the charges against him as politically motivated, describing the martial law declaration as a necessary measure to counter legislative gridlock and opposition-led impeachments of his cabinet members. Yoon, who remains in custody, previously vowed to \u201cfight alongside\u201d<\/em> his supporters \u201cto the very end to protect this nation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Constitutional Court is currently deliberating whether to permanently remove Yoon from office. A decision must be made within 180 days. Yoon\u2019s presidential powers were suspended following his impeachment, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is serving as acting president.<\/p>\n

Yoon is the first sitting South Korean president to face criminal charges while in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yoon Suk Yeol was earlier impeached and arrested after imposing martial law South Korean prosecutors have formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection during his brief imposition of martial law last month, local media reported on Sunday. Yoon, who was impeached on December 14, faces accusations of abusing power and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":909,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions\/909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}