Impeached South Korean President Yoon indicted for imposing martial law
PTC News Desk: South Korea's prosecuters have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on the charges of imposing martial law on December 3. The charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.
The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon could face years in prison for his shock martial law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.
The indictment comes just one day before Yoon's detention was scheduled to expire. He had been taken into custody on January 15 by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) over his December 3 declaration of martial law. Yoon was officially arrested on January 19.
Since the CIO lacks the authority to indict a sitting president, the case was transferred to the prosecution last week. On Sunday, senior prosecutors from across the country convened to discuss the next steps in the case.
The prosecution team investigating the case said they had reviewed the evidence, and based on the comprehensive review, it was determined that indicting the defendant was appropriate, Yonhap reported.
- PTC NEWS
